Hood County Courthouse in Granbury, TX

HOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSE
GRANBURY TX
picture from Hood County website

On a recent trip to the cute, small town of Granbury, Texas, The Travelling Toe was able to take a few pictures of the Hood County Courthouse.

W.C. Dodson was the architect for this county courthouse that was built in 1890. It seems that Mr. Dodson designed several Texas county courthouses during his career.

It is built from buff colored limestone in the Second Empire style, which was most popular between 1865 and 1880.  One of the best features of the Second Empire style was that it could be super-sized allowing for it to be used widely in municipal buildings. The 3-story central clock tower serves as the main attraction of the Hood County Courthouse.

The Hood County Courthouse is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

National Register of Historic Places

HOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSE
GRANBURY TX

This plaque on the courthouse grounds is in honor of Nellie Gray Robertson.  Ms. Robertson was the first female county attorney in Texas, having been elected to that post in 1918.  

Nellie Gray Robertson
historical plaque

Also on another corner of the courthouse square, is a statue in honor of Mary Lou Watkins. She was famous for ringing the dinner bell to let everyone in town know that food was ready to be served at the Nutt House Hotel.

Statute of
Mary Lou Watkins

Base of statute of
Mary Lou Watkins

This beautiful courthouse anchors Granbury's very active town square.  Businesses, celebrations, activities and many restaurants surround the courthouse making it appealing to both tourists and locals alike.  Granbury is a fun day-trip destination from the DFW area.  

HOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ENTRANCE