County Seat: Crystal City • County Population: 11,677 The Zavala County Courthouse was completed in 1970 in a Modern style. The steel and concrete structure was financed by a $350,000 bond issue approved by voters in 1968. Zavala County was created in 1858 from Maverick and Uvalde counties and named for Lorenzo de Zavala, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. The inaugural … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice – Zavala County Courthouse
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Monuments of Justice: Brown County Courthouse
County Seat: Brownwood • County Population: 38,106 (2010 Census)
The Brown County Courthouse was completed in 1917 in a Classical Revival style. Technically speaking, this temple of justice was a remodeling or “repair” of the 1884 capitol; however, the structure was so thoroughly fixed that only the vault from the original courthouse survived. In her history book, “The Texas Courthouse Revisited,” June Rayfield Welch describes how the … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Brown County Courthouse
Courthouse Trails: Franklin County
Franklin County Franklin County with its narrow north-south configuration is the eighth-smallest county in Texas. The Cherokee Trace is on the eastern boundary and is intersected by the Choctaw Trail. With the well-traveled Indian routes passing through the county, there is good reason to believe that the remnants of LaSalle’s party passed through as they tried to reach … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails: Franklin County
Courthouse Trails: Potter County
Potter County Located in the High Plains of the Panhandle with a total land area of some 908 square miles, Potter County offers a niche for everyone, from the outdoor enthusiast to the arts connoisseur and the western history buff. For example, Wildcat Bluff Nature Center was named by early cowboys for a den of wildcats that lived under the cliff. The nature center is also … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails: Potter County
Monuments of Justice: Lamar County Courthouse
County Seat: Paris | County Population: 49,793 (2010 U.S. Census) The Lamar County Courthouse designed by architects Sanguinet & Staats represents an unusual fusion of Classical Revival with heavy Romanesque details, arches and columns. After a fire destroyed most of downtown Paris in 1916, the damaged 1896 courthouse was de-constructed to provide a foundation and … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Lamar County Courthouse