| Title |
Fannin County Courthouse (1889) |
| County |
Fannin |
| City |
Bonham |
| Address |
101 E. Sam Rayburn Drive, Bonham TX 75418 |
| Zip |
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| Current Use |
Active Courthouse/burned 1929/1965/1889 reconstructed 2022 |
| Owner |
county |
| Service Dates |
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| Constructed |
1889 |
| Architect |
Wesley Clarke Dodson |
| Contractor |
Kane & Cormack |
| Style |
Second Empire |
| Square Feet |
0 |
| RTHL Note |
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| RTHL |
Yes |
| SAL Note |
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| SAL |
No |
| NR District |
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| NR Note |
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| NR |
No |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Constructed of local limestone with sheet metal details including double columned entry bays, corner quoins, tall limestone chimneys, ornamental bracketed cornices and broken pediments, hipped and gabled roofs with an impressive decorative central clocktower. Much of the limestone ornament and the entire roof and tower were reconstructed in 2022. |
| Modifications |
-1929 fire destroyed clock tower; -1964 remodeled with facade of Leuders stone by BFW Construction Company. -Remodeling included replacement of windows and walls, lowering ceilings, installation of an elevator, HVAC. Contractor: Allen & Bragg. Architect: Sparger |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
Easement |
| Easement Executed |
9/30/2008 |
| Easement Expiration |
perpetuity |
| Master Plan |
Yes |
| Architect Firm |
Buford, Architects & Engineers |
| Bibliography |
The People's Architecture, Gone From Texas |
| Construction Docs |
commissioner's court minutes (THCPP MP - copy), plans (THCPP MP - copy) |
| Interior Images |
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