| Title |
Taylor County Courthouse Museum (1880) |
| County |
Taylor |
| City |
Buffalo Gap |
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| Current Use |
Museum |
| Owner |
Private |
| Service Dates |
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| Constructed |
1880 |
| Architect |
Martin, Byrne & Johnston |
| Contractor |
Martin, Byrne & Johnston |
| Style |
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| Square Feet |
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| RTHL Note |
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| RTHL |
No |
| SAL Note |
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| SAL |
No |
| NR District |
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| NR Note |
1978 |
| NR |
Yes |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Two story hip-roofed sandstone building. A unique feature of the building is the use of small square windows a type of 'loophole' window on the second floor of three facades. Revealing the thickness of the walls, the small windows have a small interior opening which flares out to form a larger exterior opening. Other significant features include a molded stone cornice, a hipped roof and segmental arches capping the first-floor openings. |
| Modifications |
Relatively intact and undergone no major exterior alterations or additions. Diamond-cut composition shingles replaced the wood shingles, and one interior chimney has been removed. Some interior modifications were made for residential use 1942-1956. |
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| County Population (1995) |
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