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This
building presents a variation on a traditional theme in early Texas
courthouses of intersecting halls on the first floor dividing the
first floor space into four major areas. The twist is that the tower
walls extend down through the center of the building creating an
open central space on the first floor. This central space or atrium
has no immediate ceiling and is open to the second and third floors.
Iron staircases on the east and west sides of the building provide
access to the upper levels. The district courtroom occupies the
south side of the building on the second and third floors. This
courtroom features a high ceiling that arches above to the third
story balcony.
The Erath County Courthouse underwent extensive restoration in 2002
and the work was nearly complete in January of 2003.
Copyright © 2003 by Sam Fenstermacher, All rights reserved
Bibliography: Texas Historical Commission, Texas Historic Sites
Atlas. "http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/, 2003.
See also :
Erath
County courthouse (From Lou Ann Herda, Ed. D. "The Great American
Legends Tour" series
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