The courthouse is the main attraction in the downtown square of the City of Tahoka, Tx. The courthouse was built in 1916, designed by W.M. Rice to replace the small wooden structure that served as the original courthouse during the county's early days. The new design was a four-story brick building, including a basement below ground level, and a jaiI on the top level, that would be built for $73,547. An additional $3,000 was added for cell blocks, special barred windows on the third floor, and a hangman's block (although there are no records of any hangings occurring at the courthouse). Withstanding the test of time is a beautiful black/gray marble staircase bisecting the first-floor foyer, and in fact all levels above ground have marble staircases leading to the next floor. Marble slab wainscoting throughout the building remains a unique feature of the Lynn County Courthouse.
Lynn County was named for Alamo defender Granderson "George" Washington Lynn in the legislative act of Aug. 21, 1876. The sparsely settled area called Lynn County was not officially organized until a quarter of a century later, in 1903.