Another gorgeous Texas Courthouse in West Texas. We have made it through Texas and the "100 mile capture" is going well. I will start posting photos soon! We stopped for lunch in Albany, Texas and saw this beauty.
"The 1883 Shackelford County courthouse was the first courthouse restored under the Texas Historical Commission's Courthouse Preservation Program. It was rededicated on June 30, 2001. The architect, James Edward Flanders, designed eight or nine Second Empire style courthouses in Texas during the late 1800s, but the one in Shackelford County is the only one that remains." - Terry Jeanson
Historical Marker Text
Built 1883-84 from plans by J. E. Flanders of Dallas, architect for several other 1880s Texas courthouses. Edgar Rye of Albany was construction superintendent. Kilted Scottish Masons erected the walls of stone quarried a few miles southwest of town. The foundations rest two feet deep on "natural concrete" (caliche). Budgeted at $27,000.00; final cost was $49,433.75. Clock tower was added at public's request.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1962
We will begin our journey to the Arizona mountains today. I am so excited to get to celebrate my birthday with family!! It's going to be a great day!
Keep snappin'
Jeanne
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