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Fannin County Courthouse

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1889, W. C. Dodson and Dudley; 1929 remodeled; 1965, Buford, Architects and Engineers. 101 E. Sam Rayburn Dr.

Dodson’s courthouse, similar to his Hill County Courthouse (GH18), was stripped of its tower, pediments, and columns in a 1929 remodeling that added Alamo-scroll pediments over the four entrance bays. These and all other moldings, along with individual windows, were finally removed in 1965 in an outdated scheme that appears as a 1930s-era concept of smooth walls and vertical window slots. Of Dodson’s courthouse, only the boldly advancing and receding bays remain.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Fannin County Courthouse", [Bonham, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-MC25.

Print Source

Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 126-126.

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