{"nrhp_refnum":"00001384","name":"Burnet County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"220 S. Pierce St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Burnet","county":"Burnet County","state":"TX","lat":30.75687263800006,"lon":-98.22714167499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-11-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Moderne-style county courthouse built in 1937 on the town square at 220 South Pierce Street in Burnet, Burnet County, Texas, clad in pink granite and designed by architect Milton Wirtz.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the courthouse is significant under Criterion A in the area of Politics/Government at the local level. It has served as the focal point of county government throughout the period of significance. It was also built with Public Works Administration funding during the Depression.","narrative":"Burnet County's courthouse is a two-story Moderne building faced in pink granite quarried in the county. It sits on the town square at the center of Burnet. Milton Wirtz designed it, and Banspach Brothers of San Antonio built it between February 1936 and August 1937. Federal Public Works Administration money, combined with county bonds, paid for the project during the Depression. Its H-shaped plan, horizontal massing, smooth walls and flat roof reflect the Moderne style. The east entrance features an etched granite panel with nine scenes of local ranching, law, westward movement and dam building. Inside, terrazzo floors, granite wainscoting and a granite-and-terrazzo staircase carry the same theme. A single-story granite addition was added at the rear in 1974 to hold growing county records, and an elevator followed in 1994. The building has remained the center of county government and is recognized for its role in local politics and government.","period_of_significance":"1937-1950","architect_builder":"Milton Wirtz, architect; Banspach Brothers, contractor; 1974 addition by Willis Environmental Engineering, architectural consultant; Burnet Construction Association, builder.","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Moderne","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still in use as the county courthouse; a 1974 addition and a 1994 elevator were added, and the building retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.855115-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/23/9714/40971423/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/00001384.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001384/f4b2d53432-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00001384/f4b2d53432-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burnet_courthouse_2010.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burnet_courthouse_2010.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40971423","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnet_County_Courthouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4999659"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/burnet-county/burnet-county-courthouse-00001384/"}