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This
1910 courthouse was replaced by the 1972
courthouse
1939 Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The
1972 Fisher County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, February, 2007 |
Courthouse
History From
"Roby" Historical Marker across from the courthouse:
"In an
election held in April 1886, Roby was declared the county seat. The first county
court was held in a shed behind the V. H. Anderson House, which served as the
town's first post office. A frame courthouse was built on the southwest corner
of the town square and was replaced over the years by a succession of other structures."
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The
Current Fisher County Courthouse
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Roby, Texas
Date - 1972
Architect - Lovett and Sellar and Associates
Style - Modern
Material - Brick
Photographer's
Note:
"The modern splendor of the 1972 Fisher County courthouse rivals
the architectural styles of today's convenience stores and emergency medical clinics."
- Terry
Jeanson |
Close-up of the front entrance.
"How hard could it be to go to the hardware
store and get some letters to affix over the entrance that said "Fisher County
Courthouse?" - Terry
Jeanson |
The 1910 Fisher
County Courthouse -
Roby, Texas
Classical Revival style
Razed |
The 1910 Fisher County Courthouse
1953
photo courtesy THC |
Another
view of the razed courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
| "A
friend of ours grew up in Roby. Story goes locally that the time came for Fisher
County to build a new courthouse, maybe in the late sixties. What to do with the
old frame two story 1910 courthouse? It was cut apart and sold in two sections
and made into residences. My friend bet me I couldn't find them. I have photo'd
them and he confirmed that they were indeed parts of the old courthouse."
- Barclay
Gibson, December 22, 2005 | |
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