Marker Inscription
Politics/Government, Architecture
Historic Place
Hamilton County Courthouse (1980)
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About this site
Hamilton County Courthouse is a historic place in Hamilton, Hamilton County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 48 historic sites cataloged in Hamilton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 31.7040, -98.1233 near Hamilton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church of Hamilton, and Manning-Gordon-Henderson House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2080004125. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Hamilton County Courthouse in Hamilton was originally built in 1886-1887 as a three-story, rock-faced limestone building in the Second Empire style by architects Mason, Martin, Byrnes and Johnston. It was substantially enlarged and modernized in 1931-1932 to plans by E. M. Miles, which added matching north and south wings, wide east and west porticos with paired Ionic columns, and replaced the original mansard roof and tower. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, it was rehabilitated and its cupola reconstructed in 2012 through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.
Also at or near Hamilton, Hamilton County
“Hamilton County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Hamilton County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1980 in Hamilton. The others:
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Nearby in Hamilton County
Historical Marker
Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall
Hamilton · 1987
Historical Marker
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
Hamilton · 1966
Historical Marker
First Baptist Church of Hamilton
Hamilton · 1971
Historical Marker
Manning-Gordon-Henderson House
Hamilton · 1999
Historical Marker
Graves, Francis Marion, Home
Hamilton · 1963
Historical Marker
Hamilton National bank
Hamilton · 1966
Historical Marker
Hamilton County Courthouse
Hamilton · 1967
Historical Marker
Waerenskjold, Elise
Hamilton · 1968