CourthouseShackelford County Courthouse
Albany · Shackelford County · Dedicated 1883 · THC Atlas #4302000051
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Marker Inscription
Designed in a Second Empire style and constructed using native limestone. The three-story building has a rectilinear design, with the north and south facades broken into a five-part composition with a central entrance pavilion and the others divided into a three-part composition. The pavilions have finely dressed quoins that contrast to the rough-faced ashlar of the walls. The courthouse features a dressed water table and two stringcourses that encircle the building at the second- and third-story window sills. A hipped roof covers the main part of the courthouse, while the four corner pavilions have hipped roofs with a small gable.
About this site
Shackelford County Courthouse is a courthouse in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 1883. It is one of 54 historic sites cataloged in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 32.7227, -99.2966 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lt. Col. William E. Dyess (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Rev. John Brown, Clara Barton and the 1886-1887 Drought Relief, White Elephant Saloon, and Robert Edward Nail, Jr..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000051. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
