The Concho County Courthouse was built in 1886 in the Second Empire style as designed by architects and brothers F.E. and Oscar Ruffini. The building was fashioned from rusticated stone that came from a quarry only a few miles away. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is both a Texas State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic … [Read more...] about Concho County Courthouse
Monuments of Justice
Courthouse Trails – Celebrating Restoration
Some 21 years ago, County Progress Magazine launched a series dedicated to the restoration and renovation of our county courthouses. Titled “Courthouse Trails,” this special section recaps the efforts of counties across the Lone Star State who have taken special measures to restore their capitols to their original splendor and/or launch comprehensive renovation projects to … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails – Celebrating Restoration
Coleman County Courthouse
Coleman County’s one and only courthouse was built in 1884 and remodeled in 1951-1952. The original county capitol was buried in the newer Moderne brick structure. The county, organized in 1876, and its county seat of Coleman were named for Robert Morris Coleman, a Virginia emigrant who was an aide-de-camp to General Sam Houston and signer of the Texas Declaration of … [Read more...] about Coleman County Courthouse
El Paso County Courthouse
Built in 1991, the El Paso County Courthouse is a shining high-rise with flat surfaces covered by reflective glass. The previous courthouse, a Modern steel and concrete building erected in 1980, is still standing. In 1995, El Paso County commissioned celebrated artist Carlos Callejo to create a mural in the atrium of the courthouse. The mural, titled "Our History," spans … [Read more...] about El Paso County Courthouse
Hamilton County Courthouse
The Hamilton County Courthouse was completed in 1887 for $30,700. The designers created the limestone county capitol using a Second Empire emphasis. Hamilton County struggled to keep a courthouse upright for many years, as every courthouse prior to 1887 burned: The first county home, a converted livery barn, was charred in 1863. A special tax was levied to replace the … [Read more...] about Hamilton County Courthouse