Historical Marker
Hill County Courthouse
Historical marker location:
Hillsboro, Texas
( Waco and Franklin, Courthouse Square, Hillsboro)
Marker installed: 1964
The fourth courthouse for Hill County (organized in 1853) and the third one located in Hillsboro, this impressive landmark replaced a brick court building erected in 1874. Contractors Lovell, Miller and Hood of Brownsville built this rusticated limestone structure in 1890. Waco architect W. C. Dodson, who designed a number of public buildings, planned the modified French Second Empire styling. The three-story courthouse is topped by a seven-story clock tower.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964.