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Parker County has a very ostentatious-looking courthouse, in Second Empire style.
The Parker County Courthouse is a historic building located at Courthouse Square in Weatherford, Texas, the seat of Parker County. Built in 1884–1886, it was the county's fourth courthouse; the first was a wooden building, and the second and third both burned down. Architect Wesley Clark Dodson, who designed at least six courthouses in Texas, designed the Second Empire building. The three-story limestone building is visually divided into five bays; the end and central bays are projecting and feature stone pilasters at their corners. The second-story windows are tall and arched, and the roof line features bracketing around the eaves. The red shingled roof has two mansards atop the ends and a three-story tower in the center; each piece features dormers and a widow's walk, while the tower has louvers and a clock on its upper stories.
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English gardens and Chinese style architecture are a part of this estate.
A Texas history museum, well, particularly, life as they saw it here in Parker County. Think windmills and pistols.
This is a pretty elaborate park with a large pond, hiking trails, and even some log cabins to explore.
Memorial and meditation gardens, and a visitors center with a small gallery are open during the construction of this new museum that aims to foster understanding of this war.