Atascosa County Courthouse - Jourdanton, TX
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N 28° 55.179 W 098° 32.771
14R E 544235 N 3199168
Architect Henry T. Phelps designed the Atascosa County Courthouse in the Mission Revival style for the newly designated county seat at Jourdanton, just south of San Antonio.
Waymark Code: WMYRY5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2018
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Texas Historic Site Atlas
Completed in 1912, the brick and cast stone building incorporates the characteristic features of the Mission Revival style, including curvilinear parapets, arcaded loggias and pyramidal tile roofs. Still a dramatic landmark in the local setting, the courthouse occupies a circular plot in contradistinction to the typical Texas courthouse square.
The courthouse is constructed of dark, red-brown brick accented with cast stone arches and string courses. Each of the identical elevations presents a symmetrical, five bay facade flanked by 3-story towers at either end. The 2-story mass of the building steps back from the first floor loggias to a steeply pitched roof that stretches upwards to a central tower. Curvilinear paraf)ets above each entrance and its corresponding second floor windows provide the focal point at the center of each elevation's composition. Decorative cast stone surrounds contribute to this emphasis. Despite the replacement of the original 1/1 wood casement windows and transoms with 1970s aluminum windows, the facade retains its overall rhythm.