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McLennan County Courthouse |
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Waco,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 33' 10.25355999996",
-97° 5' 25.4431699998"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Seat of Justice for county organized in 1850 by founders of Waco, to give the young city added strength. Ironically, until the early 20th century, county oustripped city in prosperity. This courthouse (the county's fourth) was built during peak of central Texas cotton wealth. The renaissance revival design by J.Riely Gordon of Dallas uses steel, limestone, concrete, and marble, with Texas red granite in the rusticated base. Housed here are numerous state, district, and county courts, with a law library open to all citizens.
This page last updated: 6/1/2010 11:32:55 |
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McLennan County Courthouse Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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