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McCulloch County Courthouse

Brady, McCulloch County

Marker Text

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

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Courthouse square, US 87/377 at US 190
Marker # 3286
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code courthouses; Romanesque/Richardsonian Romanesque (Architectural style)
Latitude, Longitude 31.134082, -99.334944

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