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The
1885 Parker County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October 2005 |
The Present
Parker County Courthouse
- Weatherford,
Texas
Date - 1885
Architect - Dodson & Dudley
Style - Second Empire
Material - Limestone
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
The Parker County Courthouse closely resembles the ones in Coryell,
Denton,
Hill,
Hood
and Lampassas
counties. All were works of W. C. Dodson.
Weatherford complies with the state’s legal request that county seats
be located “within” five miles of the county’s geographic center by
putting the courthouse on the exact center and even celebrating the
spot with a decorative floor.
Photographer's Note:
"The 1885 Parker County courthouse replaced an earlier courthouse
which burned in 1884. The 1885 courthouse was restored through the
Texas Historical Commission's Courthouse Preservation Program and
rededicated on June 4, 2005." - Terry
Jeanson |
Historical Marker:
Parker County
Courthouse
Scene of many noted
trials. Built 1884-86. Cost $55,555.55. Fourth courthouse in history
of county, organized 1856. An oak on Fort Belknap Road was court site
that year. In this building practiced S.W.T. Lanham, who was Governor
of Texas 1902-1906.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965. |
Parker
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
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Parker
County Courthouse
Old Postcared courtesy THC
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Courthouse
Clock Tower
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October, 2005 |
Courtroom's
windows and decorative ceiling.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October, 2005 |
The
centrally located, two-story district courtroom.
The compact, upper balcony over the judge's bench is repeated over
the rear doors to the courtroom.
- Terry
Jeanson, October 2005 photo |
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Parker
County Courthouse in Weatherford
Photo Courtesy Lou Ann Herda, 2002 |
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