Commissioners accepted architectural plans by Oscar Ruffini for the first and only courthouse for Sutton County in 1891.  Mr. Ruffini, of San Angelo, Texas, and contractor,  J. D. Gafford, completed construction of the courthouse that same year. 

Key Restoration Issues

1. ★Masonry deterioration
   

2. ★Structural framing deficiencies
   

3. ★Window and door deterioration
   

4. ★Roof and drainage system
   

5. ★Life safety
   

6. ★Accessibility
   

7. ★Loss of original details, including roof cresting, interior stenciling and glazed finishes
   

8. ★Deteriorated interior finishes
   

9. ★Outdated building systems
   

Scope of Services

1. ★ Measured Drawings
   

2. ★ Master Planning
   

3. ★ Paint Analysis
   

4. ★Grant Writing
   

5. ★ Two phases of restoration:
   

6. Exterior, 2002
   

7. Interior, 2007
   

Location

301 South Crockett

Sonora, Texas 

Historical Designations

1. ★ National Register of Historic Places
   

2. ★ Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
   

3. ★ State Archeological Landmark