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Built 1883-84 from plans by J. E. Flanders of Dallas, architect for several other 1880s Texas courthouses. Edgar Rye of Albany was construction superintendent. Kilted Scottish Masons erected the walls of stone quarried a few miles southwest of town. The foundations rest two feet deep on "natural concrete" (caliche). Budgeted at $27,000.00; final cost was $49,433.75. Clock tower was added at public's request. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1962
Shackelford County Courthouse is a historical marker in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 35 historical markers documented in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7244, -99.2969 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is Texas Cattle Trail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lynch Building, The, The Rev. John Brown, Clara Barton and the 1886-1887 Drought Relief, and Ledbetter Salt Works, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5417004649. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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