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Photograph of Archer County Courthouse and Jail
Photograph by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Archer County Courthouse and Jail

Built in 1891 (Romanesque Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

From the record

“The Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.”

Wikipedia article Archer County Courthouse and Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 2 National Register listings published here for Archer County · listed in 1977 · category: Building · built in 1891, Romanesque Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Public Sq. and Sycamore and Pecan Sts., Archer City, 76351
  • When was it listed? December 1977
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Archer City
  • When was it built? 1891
  • Architectural style. Romanesque Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 77001424 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

109 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 109 fires within 5 miles of Archer County Courthouse and Jail between 2005 and 2020, burning about 20,891 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined42
Debris and open burning30
Equipment and vehicle use18
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Natural7
Arson/incendiarism2
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2013Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceANDREWS ROAD REKINDLE
6 September 2013Debris and open burning50 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceANDREWS ROAD FIRE
6 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceW. CHESTNUT
4 September 2011Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service209 W CHESTNUT
27 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTexas A & M Forest ServiceEVERGREEN & POPULAR
21 September 2015Equipment and vehicle use5.0 acresTexas A & M Forest Service79 NORTH...SOUTH OF ARCHER
16 September 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceDILLARD ESTATES
15 September 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresTexas A & M Forest ServiceJACKSON RANCH FIRE

Every fire recorded in Archer County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Archer County Courthouse and Jail: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Abercrombie Ranch-1CopperOccurrence1873
Isbell MineCopperPast Producer1864, 1882
Judge Kerr ProspectCopperPast Producer1895, 1898
Spring MountainCopperOccurrence1873

Every working recorded in Archer County

Storms near this property

60 of 135 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Archer City, the town this property stands in, in 135 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 91 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 1998Thunderstorm WindArcher City$10,500no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City$10,000Two transformers blown and a tin roof blown off of a house.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindArcher City$10,000Power lines were downed along Highway 79, causing parts of Archer City to be without power. Monetary damages were estimated.
June 2007FloodArcher City$10,000Two houses on Coleman Road were evacuated due to continued high water. Monetary damages were estimated.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City$5,000Roof blown off building and reported in the Archer City Fire Dept parking lot.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Archer City$2,500This tornado formed 1 mile south of Archer City. Minor damage was sustained to the roof of a tin barn, and some fences were damage, which is consistent with an F0 rating.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City$2,000Roof damage along Hwy 79 and West Evergreen in Archer City.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City$500Power poles were blown down in Archer City.
September 1996Thunderstorm WindArcher City$200no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City$100Severe thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph blew tree limbs down on power lines.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City$100An 18-inch diameter tree was blown over by severe thunderstorm winds.
April 2026HailArcher City-The location is approximate.
May 2025HailArcher City-The report was relayed by amateur radio.
June 2025Tornado (EFU)Archer City-A brief tornado was observed by storm chasers northwest of Archer City. No damage was reported and the specific location of the tornado is estimated.
July 2025HailArcher City-The report was relayed by amateur radio. The location is approximate.
March 2024HailArcher City-Report relayed via amateur radio.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City-Trees down at a home.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindArcher City-A power pole reported down along with sporadic tree damage.
June 2019Flash FloodArcher City-An estimated 8 inches of water flowing over the road on state Highway 79 near Anarene.
August 2016Flash FloodArcher City-Water flowed over state highway 79.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindArcher City-A wind gusts to 63 mph was also measured at 2305 cdt.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 16 Cutoff was closed one mile south of HWY 281 due to high water.
June 2007Flash FloodArcher City-St. HWY 79 closed due to high water.
June 2007Flash FloodArcher City-The roadway that approaches City Lake at Archer City was flooded due to continued heavy rainfall.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 79 was closed due to continued high water.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 368 was closed between HWY 25 and Holliday due to high water.
May 2007Flash FloodArcher City-Hwy 79 was was closed when six inches of water was running over the pavement.
June 2007FloodArcher City-HWY 79 was closed due to continued high water.
September 2005HailArcher City-Hail was observed on Highway 25.
August 2005Flash FloodArcher City-At 9:10 am CST and 10:30 am CST, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that Texas State Highway 210 was closed due to floodwaters from the Middle Fork of the Little Wichita River, 9 miles west of Archer City, and the South Fork of the Little River, 2 miles west of Archer City.
August 2005Flash FloodArcher City-At 10:30 am CST, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that Texas State Highway 422 was closed due to floodwaters along Briar Creek and Kickapoo Creek 14 miles west of Archer City.
June 2003HailArcher City-Hail was observed on Highway 79.
April 2002HailArcher City-Hail was reported near Highway 210.
May 2000Tornado (F0)Archer City-This tornado developed 3 miles southwest of Archer City and dissipated quickly, resulting in no damage (F0).
May 1999HailArcher City-Hail was reported near Highway 79.
June 1997Thunderstorm WindArcher City-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated at 65 mph in Archer City.
May 1997Flash FloodArcher City-Highway 79 was closed due to high water.
April 1995HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms moved across western parts of North Texas through the afternoon and evening. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Wilbarger County one mile north of Lockett, in Baylor County eight miles north of Mabelle, and in Wichita County one mile north of Holliday. Severe thunderstorm winds also blew a three foot diameter tree onto a house in Burkburnett in Wichita County.
April 1995HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms moved across western parts of North Texas through the afternoon and evening. Hail as large as quarters was reported in Wilbarger County one mile north of Lockett, in Baylor County eight miles north of Mabelle, and in Wichita County one mile north of Holliday. Severe thunderstorm winds also blew a three foot diameter tree onto a house in Burkburnett in Wichita County.
August 1994HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms across Clay and Archer Counties produced hail up to golfball size and isolated wind damage. Power poles were reported downed 9 miles south of Windthorst
August 1994Thunderstorm WindArcher City-Severe thunderstorms the evening of the 14th produced areas of wind damage over Wichita and Archer County. High winds ripped the roof off of a metal building at Burkburnett, and ripped the shingles off a roof and caused fence damage 7 miles west-northwest of Archer City.
August 1994HailArcher City-Isolated severe thunderstorms near Archer City produced dime size hail.
August 1994HailArcher City-Severe thunderstorms across Clay and Archer Counties produced hail up to golfball size and isolated wind damage. Power poles were reported downed 9 miles south of Windthorst
August 2023HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2023HailArcher City-no account filed
November 2022HailArcher City-no account filed
September 2022HailArcher City-no account filed
August 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City-no account filed
May 2020Thunderstorm WindArcher City-no account filed
May 2020HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2020HailArcher City-no account filed
April 2019HailArcher City-no account filed
June 2019HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2015HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2015HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2012Thunderstorm WindArcher City-no account filed
April 2011HailArcher City-no account filed
May 2011HailArcher City-no account filed
April 2008HailArcher City-no account filed
March 2006HailArcher City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Archer County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 77001424 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Archer CountyAll 2 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.