- Mason County Courthouse (Texas)
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Mason County CourthouseRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
=Mason County Courthouse
Mason County CourthouseLocation: Mason, Texas Coordinates: 30°44′56″N 99°13′27″W / 30.74889°N 99.22417°WCoordinates: 30°44′56″N 99°13′27″W / 30.74889°N 99.22417°W Built: 1909-1910 Architect: Edward Columbus Hosford Architectural style: Classical Revival Governing body: Local Designated RTHL: 1988 The Mason County Courthouse is an historic courthouse building located in Mason, Texas. Built in 1909 to 1910 at a cost of $39,786, it was designed by Georgia-born American architect Edward Columbus Hosford, who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas. Mutual Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky built it of Fredericksburg granite and rusticated stone. There are gable front porticoes on all four sides, each or which is supported by four 2-story Doric columns.[1][2][3][4]
The building is a contributing property in the Mason Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1974.[5]
See also
- Registered Historic Places in Texas, Counties K-S
- Glasscock County Courthouse, also designed by Hosford.
- Mason County Courthouse (disambiguation)
References
External links
- Mason County website
- Protection of Texas County Courthouses
- National Register listings for Mason County, Texas
- A Walking Tour of Mason's Courthouse Square
- Texas Escapes - Mason County Courthouse
- Nostalgiaville page on Mason, Texas
Categories:- Historic district contributing properties
- Classical Revival architecture in Texas
- Buildings and structures in Mason County, Texas
- County courthouses in Texas
- Edward Columbus Hosford buildings
- Buildings and structures completed in 1910
- Clock towers in the United States
- Texas stubs
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