Kinney County Courthouse - Brackettville, TX
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N 29° 18.699 W 100° 25.045
14R E 362353 N 3243348
The present day courthouse was completed in 1911 and designed in the Beaux-Arts style by architect L.L. Thurman of Dallas using brick as the building material.
Waymark Code: WMR1FR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
Views: 4
Kinney County was carved out of Bexar County in 1850, two years before the U.S. Army opened Fort Clark as a frontier outpost.
Changes have been made to the building over the years, but the courthouse maintains much of its original exterior condition without any modern additions.
The most striking features of this building are the octagonal towers framing the front entrance and the octagonal clock tower. The clock tower received some restoration work in 2005. Mr. Shahan told me that the clock still works, but the county does not have anyone who can wind it on a regular basis.
Street address:
501 S. Ann St.
Brackettville, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: Kinney County
Year listed: 2004
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Government
Current function: Government
Privately owned?: no
Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 AM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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