Sherman County is named for Sidney Sherman ( 1805-1873 ), who was a general and key leader in the Texas Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution and afterwards in the Republic of Texas.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Cimarron County, Oklahoma and Texas County, Oklahoma
E – Hansford County
S – Moore County
W – Dallam County
Created: August 21, 1876
County Seat:
Coldwater 1889 – 1901
Stratford 1901 – present
County Courthouse – Stratford
Location: 701 North 3rd Street / Wall Street
Built: 1922 – 1923
Style: Texas Renaissance and Classical Revival
Architect: Parker & Rittenberry
Contractor: J W Mordecal
Description: The building faces south and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Stratford. The south front has four large white colored columns with the three entrance doors between. There are three arched windows above the doors. A white colored ridge runs around the flat roof line. The base of the building is stone. The District Court courtroom is located in the center of the first story. On the north side is the low jail structure constructed in 1972. The architect was Kerr & Kerr of Amarillo and the contractor was Wiley Hicks, Inc. of Plainsview.
See: The 9th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in Amarillo in Potter County.
History: The county was created in 1876 and Coldwater was selected as the county seat in 1889. The first courthouse was a one story rock structure built by J M Turner in Coldwater in 1890. The building was later used by the Baptist Church. In 1901 the county seat was moved to Stratford. The second courthouse was a two story frame structure designed by H W White and constructed by O W Coffee and W.H. Farmer in Stratford in 1901. The building burned in 1922. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1922 to 1923 at a cost of $65,000.
County Courthouse – Stratford
District Court courtroom
Photos taken 2007, 2016 and 2019
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