DFW day trips and backroad destinations
A Brief History and Photos The Lampasas County Courthouse was constructed in 1883 and is the work of noted Waco architect W. C. Dodson. From the escapades of the Horrell brothers outlaw gang to the commercial success of the mineral springs and bathhouses after the arrival of the railroad line from Galveston in 1882—Lampasas Texas [...]
The Denton Texas town square is quite true to its historic roots. There’s the 1896 W.C. Dodson designed courthouse. It’s arguably one of the grandest Golden Era courthouses in the state of Texas. The buildings that surround the courthouse are mostly of the same vintage as the courthouse. The square has plenty of antique shops [...]
I’d been past the Bosque County Courthouse many times over the years, but I never thought much of it. I was aware that is had been modified in the 1930′s, and that in an earlier time, it had been a grand courthouse. I’d even seen pictures of the courthouse in it’s earlier form. But, pictures [...]