A view of the present-day Fredericksburg Memorial Library in Fredericksburg, Texas. Designed by Alfred Giles, this Romanesque Revival style limestone structure was constructed in 1882 as the Gillespie County Courthouse. The building served this function until 1939, when the current courthouse was built.
Over the next quarter century, this building saw a variety of uses until its state of disrepair forced it to be condemned in 1963. Fortunately, the building was restored in 1967 as a home for the Fredericksburg library, a gift from Texas Instruments founder and Dallas philanthropists Mr. & Mrs. Eugene McDermott. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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