Hutchinson County, Texas' first courthouse in Stinnett cost $3000.00, but, it was too small. Town promoter, Ace Borger, insisted that the best way to keep the county seat was to build an expensive courthouse, one that the people could not afford to move. In 1927, a bond election carried which provided for the building of a courthouse at the cost of $450,000. The new courthouse was dedicated on December 15, 1928 and continues to be one of the most beautiful courthouses in the state. Located at 500 North Main Street, it was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1962 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. Photo by Kathy Weiser- Alexander.