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SOMERVELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Glen Rose

Constructed - 1894
Architect - John Cormack
Designation
National Register Listing - 1979
Texas Historic Landmark - 1963

Text & photos by Sam Fenstermacher

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Somervell County Courthouse in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Description

The Somervell County Courthouse is a simple two story structure featuring elements of Romanesque Revival and General Grant architectural styles.

Intersecting hallways on the first floor divide the first floor space into four sections. The second floor features a courtroom and some office space.

The building is modest in size, oblong in shape, and approximately 60 feet wide and 40 feet deep.

Star fountain

Somervell County courthouse tower and clock

Clock tower and cornerstone

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Bibliography:
Leach, Dorothy, The Story of The Somervell County Courthouse. Somervell: Somervell Historical Commission, 1987.

Texas Historical Commission, Texas Historic Sites Atlas. http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/, 2003.

Copyright © 2003 by Sam Fenstermacher All rights reserved


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SOMERVELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE County Seat - Glen Rose

SOMERVELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Glen Rose