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After the county seat moved from Belle Plain to Baird in 1883, a courthouse designed by noted architect F.E. Ruffini was built at this site. In 1900, the county hired another noted architect, J. Riely Gordon, for a larger courthouse, with J.E. Flanders as supervising architect. In 1928, the growing county hired Voelcker & Dixon Architects & Engineers of Wichita Falls to design this Classical Revival courthouse, completed the next year. Suggs and Dunlap Contractors constructed the building, which features intricate detailing, including acanthus leaves, rosettes, medallions and cartouches.
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Baird, Texas · United States
