Two years after Crosby County voters chose the new town of Crosbyton as their county seat in 1910, the courts finally resolved the ensuing election disputes, and the county commissioners moved forward with constructing a new courthouse. Fort Worth architect M. L. Waller designed the building in the Neo-Classical style, with a full-height entry and a triangular pediment supported by columns. Contractor S. Goodrum of Sweetwater completed it in late 1914, and it has served as the center of politics and government in Crosby County since then.