Bandera County Courthouse and Jail

Bandera County Courthouse and Jail

The Bandera County Courthouse in 2009.
Bandera County Courthouse and Jail
Location Corner of Main and Pecan Streets, Bandera, Texas
Coordinates 29°43′32″N 99°4′20″W / 29.72556°N 99.07222°W / 29.72556; -99.07222Coordinates: 29°43′32″N 99°4′20″W / 29.72556°N 99.07222°W / 29.72556; -99.07222
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built Courthouse: 1890; Jail: 1881
Architect Courthouse: B.F. Trester; Jail: Alfred Giles
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 79002911[1]
TSAL # 8200000029
RTHL # Courhouse: 291
Jail: 3755
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 31, 1979
Designated TSAL May 28, 1981
Designated RTHL Courthouse: 1972
Jail: 1965

The Bandera County Courthouse and Jail are two separate historic county governmental buildings located near each other in Bandera, Bandera County, Texas, The Bandera County Courthouse, built in 1890 at the corner of Main and Pecan streets, is a Renaissance Revival style building designed by San Antonio architect B.F. Trester. It is three-story building with a central clock tower made from rusticated limestone cut from a local quarry. The former Bandera County Jail, designed by San Antonio architect Alfred Giles and built in 1881, is a one-story cut stone structure located across an adjoining parking lot. On October 31, 1979, the two buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as a single entry.[2][3] [4] [5]

Bandera County was organized in 1856 and used makeshift quarters for jail and courthouse functions until 1877, when the county purchased a two-story stone building which is now known as the Old Courthouse. The building served as county courthouse until the present courthouse was built in 1891.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Bandera County Courthouse" Texas Historical Commission Atlas
  3. ↑ Andrew Butler Photos: Bandera Historical Markers
  4. ↑ Texas Historical Markers: Bandera County Courthouse
  5. ↑ Texas Historical Markers: Bandera County Jail
  6. ↑ Texas Escapes: Bandera County Courthouse
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