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Refugio County Courthouse

Coordinates: 28°17′48″N 97°16′33″W / 28.29667°N 97.27583°W / 28.29667; -97.27583 (Refugio County Courthouse)
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Refugio County Courthouse
Refugio County Courthouse in 2008
Refugio County Courthouse is located in Texas
Refugio County Courthouse
Refugio County Courthouse
Refugio County Courthouse is located in the United States
Refugio County Courthouse
Refugio County Courthouse
Location808 Commerce St.,
Refugio, Texas
Coordinates28°17′48″N 97°16′33″W / 28.29667°N 97.27583°W / 28.29667; -97.27583 (Refugio County Courthouse)
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Built byDePuy & Ranney
ArchitectAtlee B. Ayers
Architectural styleModerne
Restored1950 (1950)-1951 (1951)
Restored byIrving H. Dunbar
NRHP reference No.02000895[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2002

The Refugio County Courthouse, at 808 Commerce in Refugio, Texas, is a courthouse which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

It was built in 1917 in a Mission style design by architect Atlee B. Ayres. It was greatly enlarged and renovated in 1951 into a Moderne style design by Irving H. Dunbar.[2]

The listing included the courthouse, as a contributing building and also two contributing objects.[1] One is a 1936 historical marker provided by the Texas Highway Department as part of Texas's Centennial celebration.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Diane Houston-Floyd (December 19, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Refugio County Courthouse" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 14, 2018. With numerous plans, and with five photos from 2001.
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