| Title |
Young County Courthouse (1932) |
| County |
Young |
| City |
Graham |
| Address |
516 4th Street, Graham TX 76450 |
| Zip |
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| Current Use |
Active Courthouse |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
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| Constructed |
1932 |
| Architect |
Elmer George Withers |
| Contractor |
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| Style |
Art Deco |
| Square Feet |
0 |
| RTHL Note |
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| RTHL |
No |
| SAL Note |
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| SAL |
No |
| NR District |
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| NR Note |
no |
| NR |
No |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Designed in an Art Deco/Moderne style and constructed in smooth-faced limestone with a granite base. It is a symmetrical three-story structure with basement. The building's central mass is flanked by projecting two-story wings united by a signle-story entryway containing three arched openings. The building features simplified but prominent classical details and several low-relief carvings depicting agricultural scenes. |
| Modifications |
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| Deed Covenant Expiration |
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| Federal Grant Project |
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| Federal Grant Year |
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| State Grant Project |
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| State Grant Amount |
0 |
| State Grant Year |
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| Historic Structure Report Date |
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| Historic Structure Report Author |
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| Master Plan Date |
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| Master Plan Author |
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| Historic American Buildings Survey |
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| County Population (1995) |
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| Easement |
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| Easement Executed |
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| Easement Expiration |
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| Master Plan |
No |
| Architect Firm |
Withers & Thompson |
| Bibliography |
Early Modernistic County Courthouses of the State of Texas, A Reflection on the Style of Art Deco, by Ronald Mark Clements, thesis, UT, 1994 |
| Construction Docs |
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| Interior Images |
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