Fannin County Courthouse, Bonham
Facts and practical information
The Fannin County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. Built in 1888-1889 of rough-cut local limestone from Gober by Scottish-born stonemasons Kane and Cormack, it was designed in the Second Empire style of architecture by Waco-based architect Wesley Clark Dodson of the firm Dodson and Dudley. As built it was similar in appearance to the Hood County Courthouse Dodson designed shortly after it. Its central clock tower and elaborate mansard roof were destroyed by fire on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1929, and were replaced by a flat roof. In 1965 the courthouse was modernized, the remaining roof pediments were removed and the exterior was covered with a smooth surface of what is called Lueders stone or Lueders limestone, so that it appeared to be a Moderne or rather plain Art Deco building. ()
411 ChestnutBonham
Fannin County Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Sam Rayburn House Museum, Bonham State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife, Fannin County Museum of History, Sam Rayburn Library and Museum.