| Title |
Gillespie County Courthouse (1939) |
| County |
Gillespie |
| City |
Fredericksburg |
| Address |
101 W Main St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 |
| Zip |
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| Current Use |
Active Courthouse |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
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| Constructed |
1939 |
| Architect |
Edward Stein |
| Contractor |
WPA |
| Style |
Moderne |
| 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 |
no |
| NR |
No |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Constructed of buff brick in the Moderne style with carved limestone details on the parapet and cast metal spandrels and entry screen. |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
architect's description (THCPP MP - copy) |
| Interior Images |
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