Menard County Courthouse - Menard, TX - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The 1931 Mendard County Courthouse sits at the south end of a long, narrow square in Menard, a town along the San Saba River in Central Texas. The building's 1-story front entry section steps back to meet a 4-story central mass, flanked on each side by 2-story wings resting on a raised basement. The clay tile walls are sheathed in multiple shades of brick, arranged randomly, and decorated with cast stone detailing. Although the building's plan and organization are relatively traditional, its stepped massing and simple, stylized detailing identify it with the "modernistic" mode of design commonly referred to as Art Deco. The courthouse shares the square with a 1966 swimming pool and a 1980 jail, but the building itself has had very few changes and retains a high degree of integrity.