| Archer County Courthouse and Jail | |
| Location: | Public Sq. and Sycamore and Pecan Sts., Archer City, Texas |
| Coordinates: | 33.595°N -98.6253°W |
| Locmap Relief: | yes |
| Locmap Label: | Archer County Courthouse and Jail |
| Built: | 1891-92 |
| Architect: | Alonzo N. Dawson |
| Architecture: | Romanesque Revival |
| Added: | December 23, 1977 |
| Refnum: | 77001424 |
| Designated Other1: | Texas State Antiquities Landmark |
| Designated Other1 Date: | May 28, 1981 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 8200000020 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other2: | Texas |
| Designated Other2 Date: | 1963 |
| Designated Other2 Number: | 191 |
| Designated Other2 Num Position: | bottom |
The Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.
Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built during 1891-92 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880. An architectural design competition was held, and the Romanesque Revival-style design of architect Alonzo N. Dawson of Fort Worth was chosen out of 25 submissions.
The contract amount for construction was $32,500. The exterior walls of the courthouse are of brown sandstone obtained from a nearby quarry. Originally, the building was two-story and rising from the center of the courthouse was a massive octagonal tower, with four clock faces, terminated with a cupola. The tower was removed in 1928 and a third floor was added.
The jail, a block north of the courthouse, was built in 1910.[1]
The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.