Texas County Progress

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Monuments of Justice: Parker County Courthouse

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County Seat: Weatherford County * Population: 148,222 (2020 Census)

The Historic Parker County Courthouse was designed by architects Dodson & Dodson in a Second Empire style. Erected in 1886, this towering monument fashioned from limestone is topped by a four-sided clock tower. The exterior of the county capitol, a National Register Property, was restored in the early 1990s. The county rededicated the courthouse in June 2005 following … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Parker County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Freestone County Courthouse

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County Seat: Fairfield * County Population: 19,435 (2020 Census) 

       The Freestone County Courthouse was built in 1919 in a Classical Revival style as designed by W.R. Kaufman.       Freestone County was carved from eastern Limestone County in 1850 and organized the following year. An eight-man committee selected Mound Prairie as the county seat; the town was eventually renamed Fairfield.       The area’s rich history is … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Freestone County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: San Saba County Courthouse

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County Seat: San Saba * County Population: 5,730 (2020 Census) 

   The San Saba community celebrated the county’s newly restored courthouse in a rededication ceremony on March 5, 2020.       The Texas Legislature created and organized San Saba County in 1856. The county was first served by a two-story frame courthouse from 1857-1878, followed by a stone structure from 1878-1910. In 1910, the city of San Saba was incorporated. County … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: San Saba County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: McCulloch County Courthouse

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County: McCulloch County Seat: Brady * County Population: 7,984 (2019 Census Estimate)

  On Sept. 29, 1899, the local Masonic Lodge laid the cornerstone of the current McCulloch County Courthouse, and by May of 1900 the new courthouse was move-in ready. Designed in the Romanesque Revival style, the McCulloch County capitol features flanking turrets, rusticated native sandstone walls, and a pressed metal clock tower. Interestingly, no clocks were ever … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: McCulloch County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Johnson County Courthouse

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County Seat: Cleburne * County Population: 175,817 (2019 Census Estimate)

Completed in 1913, the Johnson County Courthouse is one of the state’s finest historic landmarks. Among the building’s most notable features is its highly ornamented and stunning atrium. In 1854, a log building served as the courthouse in the initial county seat of Wardville. In 1856, a wooden, one-room courthouse was raised in the second county seat, Buchanan. In 1867, Camp … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Johnson County Courthouse