Hood County Courthouse Historic District

Hood County Courthouse Historic District
Hood County Courthouse
Hood County Courthouse Historic District is located in Texas
Hood County Courthouse Historic District
Hood County Courthouse Historic District
Hood County Courthouse Historic District is located in the United States
Hood County Courthouse Historic District
Hood County Courthouse Historic District
LocationCourthouse Sq., bounded by Bridge, Pearl, and Houston Sts., Granbury, Texas
Coordinates32°26′33″N 97°47′1″W / 32.44250°N 97.78361°W / 32.44250; -97.78361
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectW.C. Dodson
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Second Empire
NRHP reference No.74002080[1]
TSAL No.8200000367
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1974
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1981

The Hood County Courthouse Historic District in Granbury, Hood County, Texas encompasses 12 acres of land. The principal building in and the focal point of the district is the historic Hood County Courthouse built in 1890–1891. Other major buildings include the 1885 Hood County Jailhouse, the 1885 First National Bank Building, the 1891 building which formerly housed the Hood County News, the 1893 Aston-Landers Saloon Building,[2] the 1893 Nutt Brothers Building, and the 1886 Granbury Opea House. On June 5, 1974, the district was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The nomination form called it "one of the most complete nineteenth century courthouse squares in Texas."[3][4] The district is also recognized as a State Antiquities Landmark and includes several Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Waymarking listing for Aston-Landers Building
  3. ^ Road Trip Destination Guide: Hood County Texas County Courthouse in Granbury
  4. ^ Hood County Historical Society Hood County Courthouse Historic District