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Hemphill County Courthouse

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1909, R. G. Kirsch Company; 1982 addition. 400 E. Main St.

The courthouse, by St. Louis architect Robert G. Kirsch, dominates the hilltop, with its projecting central entrance bay rising to become a tall, square, and visually compelling clock tower, with decorative pediments on each of its sides and a small dome. The courthouse is constructed of red brick with white trim. It evades stylistic categorization, however, and only hints at classicism, similar to the architect’s Randall County Courthouse (PH13). A Postmodern addition to the rear of the courthouse on E. Purcell Avenue mimics the original with a shallow dome.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Hemphill County Courthouse", [Canadian, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-TP14.

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, 357-357.

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