Schleicher County is named for Gustav Schleicher, who was an early engineer and legislator in Texas.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Irion County and Tom Green County
E – Menard County
S – Sutton County
W – Crockett County
Created: April 1, 1887 
County Seat:
Eldorado 1887 – present
County Courthouse – Eldorado
Location: 2 Divide Street / East Murchison Avenue
Built: 1923 – 1924
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Henry Truman Phelps of San Antonio
Contractor: San Antonio Construction Company
Description: The building faces southwest and is a three story buff colored native stone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of the city. The southwest and northeast sides have projecting center sections with four half-round giant order Doric columns which support a large entablature at the roof line. The roof line is flat. The courtroom is located on the southeast side of the second story. On the north side of the building is the old two story County Jail.
See: The architect Henry Truman Phelps of San Antonio, Texas
See: The 7th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in San Angelo in Tom Green County.
Note: The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built in 1902. The buiklding burned in 1917. The second and present courthouse was built with native stone which was obtained from nearby quarries. The cost of construction was $60,000.
County Courthouse – Eldorado
Picture 1902 County Courthouse
Old County Jail – Eldorado
Photos taken 2014 and 2019