1922 - Hall County Courthouse - Memphis, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 34° 43.472 W 100° 32.190
14S E 359317 N 3843569
This building is the third courthouse for Hall County. It is a 2-story brick with basement and tower.
Waymark Code: WM11FV1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2019
Views: 2
Texas Historical Marker:
"In 1876, the Texas Legislature created Hall County, which organized in 1890 with Memphis as county seat. Two courthouses - a frame building facing the town square (1890-93) and a two-story brick building on this site (1893-1922) - preceded the current Classical Revival Building. During construction, commissioners court met in the Hall County National Bank. Architectural firm Page and Brother of Austin designed this three-story building with raised basement, built of reinforced concrete and structural clay tile with dark brick and cast stone veneer. All elevations have cast stone fluted composite order columns supporting entablatures and pediments at the entrances. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2008"
Year of construction: 1922
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
HALL COUNTY COURT HOUSE / CONTRACTED 1922 / COMMISSIONERS COURT 1922 / W.A. McINTOSH COUNTY JUDGE / W. COMBEST PRECT No. 1 / H.W. BLANKS PRECT. No. 2 / JAMES D. VARDY PRECT. No. 3 / S.A. CHRISTIAN PRECT. No 4 / C.H. PAGE & BRO. ARCHITECTS / AUSTIN, TEXAS
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