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F R E D E R I C K
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Frederick Ernst Ruffini was the architect of the Robertson County
courthouse and jail in Franklin. The Texas State Library &
Archives Commission & the Alexander Architectural Archive of the
General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin both have
information about these buildings in their collections, including some
floor plans and architectural drawings. |
Texas State Archives & Library Commission
Of particular interest is the following quote from the
narrative accompanying the Ruffini Collection inventory:
"From the extant drawings and photographs, it appears F.
E. Ruffini used a few basic courthouse plans, and then made each building
distinctive by details such as stonework, window treatment, and roof line.
The Gregg and Rusk county courthouses differ only in details. The
Robertson, Navarro, Williamson, and Hays county
courthouses are based on one plan, though the Navarro County Courthouse
appears more elaborate and was designed with a central clock tower instead
of one over the front entrance."
Items in this collection
relating to the Robertson County courthouse and jail include the following:
| Robertson County
Courthouse, Franklin, Texas, [1880?] [Drawings are in pieces; only a portion
of each drawing is present.]: |
| Map-case |
| Ruffini small drawers |
1961/001-92a and 92b
Foundation (2 pieces) [linen; 29 cm x 35 cm, 29 cm x 41 cm] |
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1961/001-93 First floor
[linen; 32 cm x 62 cm] |
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1961/001-94 Second floor
[linen; 33 cm x 62 cm] |
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1961/001-95 [Third] floor
[linen; 29.5 cm x 62 cm] |
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1961/001-96 Front elevation
[linen; 33 cm x 53.5 cm] |
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1961/001-97 Rear elevation
[linen; 31 cm x 60 cm] |
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1961/001-98 Elevation towards
west [linen; 30 cm x 54 cm] |
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1961/001-99 Longitudinal
section [linen; 33 cm x 55.5cm] |
The following additional references appear in the inventory
relating to Franklin & Robertson County:
| Other Type |
| Photo 1961/001-9 and 10 |
Georgetown, Texas.
Williamson County Courthouse, [ca. 1877-1879] [albumen commercial cards (6 x
7.5 in.); 4 x 5 copy negatives] |
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Images are copy photos of
architectural renderings by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed structure. May
have also been related to the design for the Hays County and
Robertson County courthouses in San Marcos and
Franklin. |
Other Type |
| Photo 1961/001-16 |
New Braunfels, Texas. "Comal
County Prison," [ca. 1878-1879] [albumen commercial card (6 x 8 in.); 4 x 5
copy negative] |
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Copy photo of architectural
rendering by F. E. Ruffini for the proposed jail. May have also been related
to the design for the Collin County and Robertson
County jails in McKinney and Franklin.
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[See Architectural
drawings series for jail plans.] |
Jails |
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Jail [Collin, Comal and/or
Robertson county jail], [between 1878 and
1882?]: |
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[Penciled notations probably
by Oscar Ruffini show he may have used the plan for a courthouse design,
1890.] |
Alexander Architectural Archive of the General Libraries at the
University of Texas at Austin
Frederick E. Ruffini: An Index To His Collection.
Information about this collection is online at
www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utaaa/00080/aaa-00080.html#a23. Processing is
not completed. Please see archival staff for more information.