Bandera County Courthouse and Jail explained

Bandera County Courthouse
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Bandera County Courthouse
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:29.7267°N -99.0725°W
Location:504 Main St.,
Bandera, Texas
Architect:B.F. Trester
Architecture:Spanish Renaissance Revival
Governing Body:Bandera County, Texas
Designation1:RTHL
Designation1 Date:1972
Designation1 Number:291

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 clock is non-functioning and painted on, displaying the time 10:09. The current jail is a non-historic, modern facility located along State Highway 16 on the north end of town.

Former courthouse and jail

Bandera County Courthouse and Jail
Designated Other1:Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Designated Other1 Date:May 28, 1981
Designated Other1 Number:8200000029
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other2:Texas
Designated Other2 Date:Courthouse: 1979
Jail: 1965
Designated Other2 Number:Courthouse: 1599
Jail: 3755
Designated Other2 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:29.7256°N -99.0722°W
Locmap Relief:yes
Locmap Label:Bandera County Courthouse and Jail
Architect:B.F. Trester, Alfred Giles
Added:October 31, 1979
Refnum:79002911

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 constructed in 1868 which is now known as the Old Courthouse. The building served as county courthouse until the present courthouse was built in 1891.[1] [2] A former one-story cut stone jail adjacent to the Old Courthouse designed by San Antonio architect Alfred Giles was built in 1881.[3] On October 31, 1979, the two buildings, located on 12th St. between Maple St. and SH 16, were added to the National Register of Historic Places as a single entry.[4] The two buildings are also jointly listed as a State Antiquities Landmark.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5019001599 Texas Historical Markers: First Bandera County Courthouse
  2. http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasHillCountryTowns/BanderaTexas/Bandera-County-Courthouse-Texas.htm Texas Escapes: Bandera County Courthouse
  3. Web site: Texas Historical Markers: Bandera County Jail . 2011-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326070436/http://9key.com/markers/marker_detail.asp?atlas_number=5019003755 . 2012-03-26 . dead .
  4. http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2079002911&site_name=Bandera+County+Courthouse+and+Jail&class=2001;&form_display=SUMM "Bandera County Courthouse" Texas Historical Commission Atlas
  5. http://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/8200000029 8200000029