TexasEscapes.com Texas Escapes Online Magazine: Travel and History
Columns: History, Humor, Topical and Opinion
Over 1600 Texas Towns & Ghost Towns
NEW : : TEXAS TOWNS : : GHOST TOWNS : : FEATURES : : COLUMNS : : ARCHITECTURE : : IMAGES : : SITE MAP
HOME
SEARCH SITE
ARCHIVES
RESERVATIONS
Texas Hotels
Hotels
Cars
Air
Cruises
Franklin Hotels
Find Hotel Deals in
Franklin
Book Today and Save
 
  Texas : Architecture : Courthouses :

Robertson County Courthouse
County Seat - Franklin, Texas

Date - 1882
Architect - F. E. Ruffini
Style - Second Empire
Material - Stone

Both Ruffini Brothers (Oscar and Frederick) frequently used Mansard roofs and such was the case here, except that the roof in Franklin was removed during a 1924 remodeling.
Robertson County courthouse, Franklin, Texas
Robertson County Courthouse today

Photo courtesy Erik Whetstone, July 2004
Robertson County courthouse
Robertson County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939

Photo courtesy TXDoT

Robertson County has had 5 County Seats: Old Franklin, Wheelock, Owensville, Calvert and the present Franklin. Franklin was originally named Morgan at the time it was established in 1872.
Former Robertson County Courthouse, Calvert, Texas
The former Robertson County Courthouse in Calvert

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, Spetember 2004


See Franklin, Texas
More Texas Courthouses


More places, stories & photos:
Texas | Online Magazine |
Architecture | Texas Towns |


Book Your Hotel Here & Save:
Franklin Hotels
More Hotels

 
TEXAS TOWN LIST | TEXAS GHOST TOWNS | TEXAS COUNTIES
Texas Hill Country | East Texas | Central Texas North | Central Texas South |
West Texas | Texas Panhandle | South Texas | Texas Gulf Coast
TRIPS | STATES PARKS | RIVERS | LAKES | DRIVES | MAPS

TEXAS FEATURES
Ghosts | People | Historic Trees | Cemeteries | Small Town Sagas | WWII |
History | Black History | Rooms with a Past | Music | Animals | Books | MEXICO
COLUMNS : History, Humor, Topical and Opinion

TEXAS ARCHITECTURE | IMAGES
Courthouses | Jails | Churches | Gas Stations | Schoolhouses | Bridges | Theaters |
Monuments/Statues | Depots | Water Towers | Post Offices | Grain Elevators |
Lodges | Museums | Stores | Banks | Gargoyles | Corner Stones | Pitted Dates |
Drive-by Architecture | Old Neon | Murals | Signs | Ghost Signs | Then and Now
Vintage Photos

TRAVEL RESERVATIONS | USA

Privacy Statement | Disclaimer | Recommend Us
Contributors | Staff | Contact TE
TEXAS ESCAPES ONLINE MAGAZINE
Website Content Copyright ©1998-2007. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. All Rights Reserved
This page last modified: May 14, 2007