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Foard County Courthouse Crowell, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 4/14/2003 |
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Completed - 1910
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Foard County Courthouse Crowell, Texas |
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Completed - 1910
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1891 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and soldier. COUNTY SEATS: One - Crowell. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: George T. Crowell, owner of the townsite. COURTHOUSES: Two - 1891 and 1910 STANDING: One -1910 courthouse built of brick and stone. Originally a Classical Revial structure, the building was badly damaged by a tornado in 1942 losing the clock tower and other distinguising features. It was remodeled into a Texas Renaissance appearance. LINKS: Foard County |
