Lately there has been a lot of interest in the Lampasas Texas page here on The Road Trip Destination Guide. That interest is mostly because of the Pool at Hancock Springs. Water from Hancock Spring flows freely through the pool and out into the river. This quote from the City of Lampasas web site describes the charm of the pool very well:
Hancock Park’s Pool is different. It is a bit of Lampasas history, constructed in the very early 1900’s, and a summertime recreation spot for every kid that grew up here since that time. It’s importance is also Continue reading →
Posted in: News.
School at Kimball
Kimball Bend, today, is an Army Corps. of Engineers park along Highway 174 in Bosque County Texas, near the Brazos River bridge. It’s a great place to spend several days, if you have an RV and a boat. It has river access and is located close to Lake Whitney. The park has been improved sometime in the last few years and I hear it’s a good stay. Continue reading →
Posted in: Park, Texas.
Tagged: Chisholm Trail · Kimball Bend
Ellis County Courthouse
Texas has a grand variety of historic county courthouses. Many of these historic county courthouses exist today, in part, because of an act passed in 1881 by the Texas legislature authorizing counties to sell bonds to finance the construction of new courthouses. This change of state law combined with the prosperity that followed the Civil War and Reconstruction eras gave birth to what is commonly called the “Golden Era” of courthouse building in Texas.
In the years between 1880 and 1900 many Texas counties built imposing new county courthouses. Typically these buildings sat at the center of the town square and were symbolic of the soundness of the town and local government. These courthouses were built in strongly expressive architectural styles. French Second Empire and Romanesque Revival architectural styles were most prevalent during this era. Both of these forms express old world grandness and permanence through form. Without a doubt, permanence was just what the average citizen longed for after the uncertain decades of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Continue reading →
Posted in: Historic Courthouse, News, Texas.
Tagged: Golden Era Courthouse · Texas County Courthouse
