Marker Number |
3286 |
Atlas Number |
5307003286 |
Marker Title |
McCulloch County Courthouse |
Index Entry |
McCulloch County Courthouse |
Address |
|
City |
Brady |
County |
McCulloch |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
468069 |
UTM Northing |
3444510 |
Subject Codes |
courthouses; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style) |
Marker Year |
1967 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
Marker Location |
Courthouse square, US 87/377 at US 190 |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text |
County organized 1876, with Brady as county seat; first courthouse built 1879. Present courthouse (second and on same site) completed 1900; Martin and Moodie, contractors, for "turn key" construction. Local labor and materials were used as far as practical. Native sandstone from local quarries. Modified Roman architecture employing arch vault. Victorian cupola; pine woodwork, flooring, at time of construction. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967 |