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Black plaque № 17890

Fort Worth, TX, United States

Black plaque № 17890

Tarrant County Courthouse. Designed by firm of Gunn & Curtis and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893-1895. This red Texas granite building, in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembles the Texas State Capital with the exception of the clock tower. The cost was $408,840 and c

itizens considered it such a public extravagance that a new County Commissioners' Court was elected in 1894. #5195

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