Bell County Courthouse - Belton, TX
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N 31° 03.368 W 097° 27.807
14R E 646610 N 3436837
Using arched passageways, round-arch and pedimented windows, a clock tower with columned gallery, and a rusticated limestone finish, Jasper N. Preston & Son of Austin designed the 1885 Bell County Courthouse in the Renaissance Revival style.
Waymark Code: WMZGA2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2018
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Imposing in mass and appearance, the building was designed in 1883
by J.N. Preston and Sons of Austin in the Renaissance Revival style.
Three stories in height and measuring 155 by 76 feet, it was constructed of a golden-hued stone from a local quarry. A lower story of pitch faced ashlar is separated from the upper portion of cut stone by a modest string course. Horizontal articulation is emphasized by continuous pilasters with molded caps and bases between each vertical course of windows. The four elevations consist of five elements. The central feature, an entrance pavilion, rises from a one-story base of rusticated stone with a portico above supported by cut-stone columns with carved capitals and bases. On either side are flanking bays terminated at each corner by a projecting pavilion.
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