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Mason County Courthouse (Texas)

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Coordinates: 30°44′56″N 99°13′27″W / 30.74889°N 99.22417°W / 30.74889; -99.22417
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This article is about the Mason County Courthouse in Texas. For similarly named county courthouses in other states, see Mason County Courthouse (disambiguation).
Mason County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse is located in Texas
Mason County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse is located in the United States
Mason County Courthouse
Mason County Courthouse
LocationCourthouse square, Mason, Texas
Coordinates30°44′56″N 99°13′27″W / 30.74889°N 99.22417°W / 30.74889; -99.22417
Built1909 (1909)-1910 (1910)
ArchitectEdward Columbus Hosford
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part ofMason Historic District (ID74002086[1])
TSAL No.8200000457
RTHL No.11286
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1974
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1992
Designated RTHL1988

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.[2][3][4][5]

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.[6]

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Protection of Texas County Courthouses Archived 2008-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ A Walking Tour of Mason's Courthouse Square
  4. ^ Texas Courthouses - Mason County
  5. ^ Nostalgiaville page on Mason, Texas
  6. ^ National Register listings for Mason County, Texas
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