Parker County courthouse | |
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Location | Courthouse Sq., Weatherford, Texas |
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Coordinates | 32°45′32″N 97°47′49″W / 32.75889°N 97.79694°W / 32.75889; -97.79694 |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1884 (1884)–1886 (1886) |
Architect | W.C. Dodson |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
Part of | Weatherford Downtown Historic District (ID90001745[1]) |
NRHP reference No. | 71000957[1] |
TSAL No. | 8200000508 |
RTHL No. | 3939 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
Designated CP | November 23, 1990 |
Designated TSAL | May 28, 1981 |
Designated RTHL | 1965 |
The Parker County Courthouse is an historic building located at Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County. Built in 1884–1886, 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 1965.[1]
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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