First Bandera County Courthouse

Historical marker location:

200 12th Street, Bandera, Texas

( County agricultural offices, one block southeast of Highway 16, next to old jail)

Marker installed: 1979

Georgia stonemason Henry White is credited with building this structure in 1868. In 1877, a store occupied the first floor and the Masonic Lodge met on the top floor. County commissioners bought the building that year to provide space for county offices, then housed in rented quarters. The county retained ownership of the structure after a larger courthouse was erected in 1890. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979.

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