Parker County Courthouse
Parker County Courthouse | |
![]() | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Location | Weatherford, Texas |
---|---|
Coordinates | 32°45′32″N 97°47′49″W / 32.75889°N 97.79694°WCoordinates: 32°45′32″N 97°47′49″W / 32.75889°N 97.79694°W |
Built | 1884 | –86
Architect | Wesley Clark Dodson (W.C. Dodson) |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP Reference # | [1] |
RTHL # | 3939 |
TSAL # | 508 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
Designated RTHL | 1965 |
Designated TSAL | 5/28/1981 |
The Parker County Courthouse is an historic building located at Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County. Built in 1884–86, it was the county's fourth courthouse; the first was a wooden building, and the second and third both burned down. Architect Wesley Clark Dodson, who designed at least six courthouses in Texas, designed the Second Empire building. The three-story limestone building is visually divided into five bays; the end and central bays are projecting and feature stone pilasters at their corners. The second-story windows are tall and arched, and the roof line features bracketing around the eaves. The red shingled roof has two mansards atop the ends and a three-story tower in the center; each piece features dormers and a widow's walk, while the tower has louvers and a clock on its upper stories.[2]
The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Parker County Courthouse". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parker County Courthouse. |