Stephens County is named for Alexander Hamilton Stephens, who was the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Throckmorton County and Young County
S – Eastland County
Created: January 22, 1858 
County Seat:
Breckenridge 1858 – present
County Courthouse – Breckenridge
Location: 200 West Walker Street / North Rose Avenue
Built: 1925 – 1926
Style: Renaissance Revival
Architect: David S Castle of Abilene
Contractor: Walsh & Burney of San Antonio
Description: The building faces south and is a four story cream colored limestone and concrete structure. The building is located on the landscaped grounds of Courthouse Square in the center of the city. The south front has a central arched entrance on the first story. Columns rise from the second story to the top of the third story with windows between. A projecting cornice runs between the third and fourth stories. The east and west sides have projecting four columns sections. The roof line is flat.
See: The architect, David S Castle of Abilene, designed courthouses in Borden County, Hansford County, Irion County, Mitchell County, Reagan County, Sterling County, Upton County and Winkler County.
See: The 8th Administrative Judicial Region has a main office in Forth Worth in Tarrant County.
Note: The first courthouse was a log cabin built in 1876. The second courthouse was a stone structure designed by James Edward Flanders and built in 1883. The third and present courthouse was constructed at a cost of $454,220.
County Courthouse – Breckenridge
Doorway 1883 County Courthouse
Photos taken 2014 and 2019