McCulloch County Courthouse, Brady Texas. (original) (raw)
The 1899 McCulloch County Courthouse
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2009
McCulloch County Courthouse
Date - 1899
Architect - Martin & Moodie
Style - Romanesque Revival
Material - Sandstone
It is a little unusual in that it has no clock in the clock tower, merely four round spaces.
Photographer's Note:
The 1899 McCulloch County courthouse received an interior and exterior restoration and was rededicated on September 5, 2009. The building is now sporting a red roof. -
Terry Jeanson, September 2009
McCulloch County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
Historical Marker:
McCulloch County Courthouse
County organized 1876, with Brady as county seat; first courthouse built 1879. Present courthouse (second and on same site) completed 1900; Martin and Moodie, contractors, for "turn key" construction. Local labor and materials were used as far as practical. Native sandstone from local quarries. Modified Roman architecture employing arch vault. Victorian cupola; pine woodwork, flooring, at time of construction.Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967
Courthouse front entrance
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2009
Closer view of the courthouse's "timeless" clock tower.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2009
The restored district courtroom seen from the balcony.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2009
McCulloch County Courthouse as it appeared in 2002
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson
McCulloch County Courthouse in the early 1900s
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McCulloch County Courthouse tower
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