Donley County Courthouse - Aug. 10th, 2025

Visit the 1890 Donley County Courthouse in Clarendon

A fantastic Romanesque Revival stone and brick courthouse!

Memorial listing county residents who died in each of the nation's wars

County named for Stockton Donley, district attorney & state supreme court

Obelisk dated 1882-1982 with Education & Ranching at the base

Rear panels have Farming & Churches at the base

Cornerstone is the base of the central column, erected 1890

Walk around to the northwest side viewed from Jefferson Street

And continue west to wheelchair ramp and county annex

County Tax Assessor/Collector inside the annex

Annex and County Courthouse view from the south & 4th Street

Entrance to the County Annex with "cornerstone" right of entry

County Annex erected in 1975 with Judge & Commissioners listed

"Peoples of all faiths are afforded freedom of worship here"

"Christ or Chaos, Conviction or Compromise, Discipline or Disintegration"

The Ten Commandments listed in stone, I shall not bear false withness!

The town of Clarendon was established by L.H. Carhart, a methodist minister

Walk to the east side of the courthouse viewed from Sully Street

Round porthole, two arches, and a rounded column tower!

A top five most extraordinary courthouse in the state of Texas!