Facts

📍 Region: Hill Country / City: Brady

🗓️ Year Built: 1899 (Restored 2009)

🧑‍🎨 Architect: Martin & Moodie

🏛️ Architectural Style: Romanesque Revival

💎 Unique Details: Featuring flanking turrets, rusticated native sandstone walls, a pressed metal clock tower, and highly decorative arched windows and entryways.  Inside, the courthouse boasts a grand two-story district courtroom with an ornamental metal ceiling.

Why See It?

The courthouse is a beautifully restored example of Romanesque Revival architecture. The courthouse grounds feature the Heart of Texas monument, a granite marker symbolizing the geographical center of Texas, adding to the site’s historical significance.

Nearby Highlights

🏛️ Heart of Texas Historical Museum – Housed in the former 1910 Romanesque Revival county jail, the museum features a unique collection of artifacts—from vintage pianos and telephones to typewriters and a hangman’s noose.

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