Shackelford County Courthouse was built in 1883-84 from plans by J.E. Flanders of Dallas, who also designed several other 1880s Texas courthouses. Edgar Rye of Albany served as construction superintendent, and kilted Scottish masons erected walls of stone quarried a few miles southwest of town. Its foundations rest two feet deep on “natural concrete” caliche. The project was budgeted at $27,000.00, but the final cost reached $49,433.75, and a clock tower was added at the public’s request.