Parker County Courthouse

The Parker County Courthouse is an historic building located at Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County. Built in 1884–1886, it was the county's fourth courthouse; the first was a wooden building, and the second and third both burned down. Architect Wesley Clark Dodson, who designed at least six courthouses in Texas, designed the Second Empire building. The three-story limestone building is visually divided into five bays; the end and central bays are projecting and feature stone pilasters at their corners. The second-story windows are tall and arched, and the roof line features bracketing around the eaves. The red shingled roof has two mansards atop the ends and a three-story tower in the center; each piece features dormers and a widow's walk, while the tower has louvers and a clock on its upper stories.[2]

Parker County courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
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Location	Courthouse Sq., Weatherford, Texas
Coordinates	32°45′32″N 97°47′49″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1884 (1884)–1886 (1886)
Architect	W.C. Dodson
Architectural style	Second Empire
Part of	Weatherford Downtown Historic District (ID90001745[1])
NRHP reference No.	71000957[1]
TSAL No.	8200000508
RTHL No.	3939
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1971
Designated CP	November 23, 1990
Designated TSAL	May 28, 1981
Designated RTHL	1965

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1965.[1]