Last updated: March 29, 2021
Place
Blanco County Courthouse
NPS Photo / Jack Burton
Quick Facts
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The town of Johnson City was founded in 1879 by James Polk Johnson, a relative of President Lyndon Johnson. The county seat for Blanco County was moved to the new town in 1890 from the town of Blanco, 15 miles away. The current courthouse was constructed in 1916 and designed by San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps.