Refugio County Courthouse
Appearance
Refugio County Courthouse | |
![]() Refugio County Courthouse in 2008 | |
Location | 808 Commerce St., Refugio, Texas |
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Coordinates | 28°17′48″N 97°16′33″W / 28.29667°N 97.27583°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | DePuy & Ranney |
Architect | Atlee B. Ayers |
Architectural style | Moderne |
Restored | 1950 | -1951
Restored by | Irving H. Dunbar |
NRHP reference No. | 02000895[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 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]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Refugio County, Texas
- List of county courthouses in Texas
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit] Media related to Refugio County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons