McMullen County Courthouse

McMullen County Courthouse

1st Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1870
County Seat: Tilden
Present Status: Gone. Burned 1929

2nd Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1930
County Seat: Tilden
Present Status: Existing. Active.
Architect: William Charles Stephenson, Jr.
Architectural Style: Classical Revival with Mission influences
Building Materials/Description: Dark brick with limestone water table, window lintels and sills. Symmetrical facades with shall temple entries supported by Doric columns. Four square plan with corbelled chimneys and curvilinear dormers. Original pressed metal ceilings in courtroom. $45,000

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July 18, 2017