Marker Inscription
The county seat moved from Belle Plain to Baird in 1883, and a courthouse, designed by noted architect F.E. Ruffini, was built at this site. The county hired another noted architect, J. Riely Gordon, in 1900 for a larger courthouse; J.E. Flanders was the supervising architect. In 1928, the growing county hired Voelcker & Dixon Architects & Engineers of Wichita Falls, who designed this Classical Revival courthouse, completed the next year. Suggs and Dunlap contractors constructed the building, which features intricate detailing, including acanthus leaves, rosettes, medallions and cartouches. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2003
About this site
Callahan County Courthouse is a historical marker in Baird, Callahan County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 28 historical markers documented in Callahan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 46 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.3922, -99.3939 near Baird. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas & Pacific Railway Depot (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas and Pacific Railway Depot, Baird Depot Museum, and Camp Pecan, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013799. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
