Draft:William M. Rice (architect)

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William M. Rice was a construction contractor and an architect in Texas. Some of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architecture.

Buildings

 * Lynn County Courthouse, Tahoka, Texas, NRHP-listed
 * the Lipscomb County Courthouse, on Courthouse Square in Lipscomb, Texas, NRHP-listed In which he was both architect and builder
 * Warren and Myrta Bacon House, at 1802 Broadway in Lubbock, Texas, NRHP-listed and
 * Shelton-Houghton House, at 1700 Polk St. in Amarillo, Texas, NRHP-listed
 * Oldham County Courthouse (1914-15), in Vega, Texas, Classical Revival designed by O. G. Roquemore O.G. Roquemore Roquemore


 * Parmer County Courthouse (1915-16) in Farwell, Texas, Classical Revival designed by Risser & Townes Risser and Townes Risser Townes


 * Wood County Courthouse (1924-25) in Quitman, Texas, Classical Revival designed by C. H. Leinbach C.H. Leinbach.

Builder with the W.M. Rice Construction Company / W. M. Rice Construction Company
His firm, W. M. Rice Construction Company, built:
 * Bailey County Courthouse (1924-25), in Muleshoe, Texas, a Classical Revival building designed by architect M. C. Butler M.C. Butler of The Butler Company;
 * Briscoe County Courthouse (1922), in Silverton, Texas, designed by William C. Townes of Amarillo,
 * Cochran County Courthouse (1925-26), in Morton, Texas, designed in Moderne or "Texas Renaissance" style (try Texas Renaissance architecture?) by architect William Raymond Kaufman
 * Freestone County Courthouse (1918-19), in Fairfield, Texas, Classical Revival in style, designed by William Raymond Kaufman
 * Limestone County Courthouse (1923-24), in Groesbeck, Texas designed in Classical Revival and Beaux Arts styles by architect R. H. Stuckey R.H. Stuckey of Midwest Engineering Company of Amarillo or Midwest Engineering Company of Amarillo

As both architect and contractor

 * Lipscomb County Courthouse (1915-16), in Lipscomb, Texas, Classical Revival in style, Architect: William M Rice of Amarillo, and Contractor:  William M Rice of Amarillo and Edward S Altmiller

Designed but did not build

 * Lynn County Courthouse (1915-16) in Tahoka, Texas, built by contractor A. Z. Rodgers. This is Classical Revival, a three-story building with four porticoes with Ionic columns, with veneer built of red and brown brick and terra cotta.