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Foard County’s second courthouse was built after the county’s first courthouse, erected following the county’s creation in 1891, proved too small by 1909. Voters approved bonds for a new building, and the Commissioners Court chose Elmer G. Withers as architect, R.H. Stuckey as superintendent, and G.W. Brillhart of Abilene as contractor. Completed in 1910, the Classical Revival courthouse featured a statue of Lady Justice atop a domed cupola with paired Corinthian columns on each side. Tornado damage in 1942 caused the loss of those features, but the courthouse was repaired and still retains the basic configuration of its original design.
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