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Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona

Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona

Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona. Built 1902, designed by Oscar Ruffini.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona, historic plaque

Crockett County Courthouse, Ozona, historic plaque

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: "Crockett County Courthouse, built 1902. Second courthouse for county. American Gothic architecture, planned by Oscar Ruffini, San Angelo. Material is fine stone quarried nearby on Meyer and Couch Properties. Cost $30,000. Early day community social center. Used for cowboy dances, box suppers, Christmas trees, roundup celebrations. In 1909 Arc light was added to steeple to signal sheriff and guide travelers to town. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966."
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Crockett County Museum, side view

Crockett County Museum, side view

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Crockett County Museum
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Crockett Memorial, Ozona. "Be sure you are right, then go ahead."

Crockett Memorial, Ozona. "Be sure you are right, then go ahead."

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Crockett Memorial, Ozona. "Be sure you are right, then go ahead."
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Crockett Memorial, Ozona, plaque

Crockett Memorial, Ozona, plaque

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: "William Mozart McVey. 1905-1995. A versatile sculptor of people, animals, birds and religious symbols, McVey attended the University of Texas and taught art there and at Rice University. He played football at Rice under the legendary coach John Heisman in 1924. McVey studied and taught at Cranbrook Art Institute, graduated from the Cleveland Art Institute, was a U. S. Air Force Major in World War II and taught plane and ship silhouette recognition to allied forces. Outstanding sculptures include: Winston Churchill, British Embassy, Washington D.C.; the frieze at the base of the San Jacinto Monument, Houston; James Bowie, Texarkana, Texas; bronze doors, University of Texas Memorial Museum, Austin; bronze doors, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. and sculptured niches, National Cathedral, Washington D.C. This Art Deco style sculpture of David Crockett, hero of the Alamo, was done in 1938."
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Gazebo on courthouse grounds, Ozona

Gazebo on courthouse grounds, Ozona

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Gazebo on courthouse grounds, Ozona
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Inventory of county records, Crockett County courthouse, Ozona, Texas

Inventory of county records, Crockett County courthouse, Ozona, Texas

Date: [c. 1976]
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project.
Description: Inventory of the records of Crockett County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the Commissioners' Court, County Clerk, County Court, District Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also includes a listing of Crockett County Records and an index.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Ozona High School Auditorium

Ozona High School Auditorium

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Ozona High School Auditorium, built 1931.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Ozona Junior High School, historic plaque

Ozona Junior High School, historic plaque

Date: 2005-08-03
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: "Ozona Junior High School. The first permanent school building in Ozona; constructed of native limestone in 1910-12, when Ozona was only 21 years old. The heating and ventilating system, never before used in the state when installed here, is still in operation daily. County school superintendent and judge, C. E. Davidson, was the general foreman of construction. Walter Kyle Oversaw stonework. Building was financed by sale of $75,000 of long-term bonds. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968."
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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