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Robertson
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
The
Present Robertson County Courthouse
- Franklin, TexasDate
- 1882
Architect - F. E. Ruffini
Style - Second Empire
Material -
Stone
Both Ruffini
Brothers (Oscar and Frederick) frequently used Mansard roofs and such was
the case here, except that the roof in Franklin
was removed during a 1924 remodeling. F.E. Ruffini also designed the 1882
Robertson County jail.
Photographer's
Note:
The architect, F.E. Ruffini, designed similar looking courthouses
in Williamson
(1879) and Hays
(1882) counties. - Terry
Jeanson
Franklin was originally
named Morgan at the time it was established in 1872. |
| "The
east side and rear view of the courthouse. Modern additions have been built to
the rear (right side of this picture) and west sides of the original courthouse."
- Terry
Jeanson, December, 2005 |
Robertson
County Courthouse Entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, July, 2007 |
Robertson
County Courthouse Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November, 2004 |
Robertson
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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