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Courthouse Square Commercial Buildings

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1880s–1930s. Bounded by N. Main, E. Henderson, N. Caddo, and E. Chambers sts.

Unlike courthouse squares in nearby Granbury and Weatherford, which are architecturally unified because they were built over a short time period, Cleburne’s square and its surrounding downtown streets are discordant, showing activity over a number of decades. The result is of interest for the range of architectural trends represented. At 2 N. Caddo Street, the former F. W. Woolworth store (now the Christian Heritage Center) of 1924 is a two-story structure clad in cream terra-cotta. Framed panels are placed between paired windows instead of pilasters, giving a hint of Prairie Style influence. The south side of the courthouse square along E. Chambers Street is a consistent row of two-story brick commercial buildings from the mid-1880s. Storefronts have cast-iron pilasters, and second stories feature arched windows with projecting hoods. Cornices are a combination of corbeled bricks and pressed metal.

References

"Woolworth Building to be Inspected by Public Next Friday." Cleburne Times-Review (March 23, 1924).

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

Layland Museum of History (Cleburne Carnegie Library)
Johnson County Courthouse
Wright Plaza (A. J. Wright Building)
Church of the Holy Comforter
Liberty Hotel

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Courthouse Square Commercial Buildings", [Cleburne, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-WC33.

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, 257-257.

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