The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Constructed of buff brick and limestone in the Moderne style featuring a small recessed entry alcove framed by a carved limestone surround and carved limestone details including an ornamental parapet, pilasters, shields and rosettes.
Menard County Courthouse is a courthouse in Menard, Menard County, dedicated in 1932. It is one of 31 historic sites cataloged in Menard County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 30.9153, -99.7838 near Menard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sacred Heart Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Fort McKavett, C.S.A., Bank of Menard, and Ditch.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002473. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Menard County Courthouse was completed in 1931–1932 to the Art Deco design of Elmer G. Withers of Fort Worth, its stepped massing and cast-stone detailing serving as a prototype for two other Texas courthouses. It replaced earlier courthouses of 1880 and 1886. The building was restored and rededicated in 2006 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sources: thc.texas.govtexascourthouses.comblog.wilkinsonranch.com
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