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
Monuments of Justice
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
Chambers County Courthouse
Chambers County was carved out of Jefferson and Liberty counties and named in honor of Thomas Jefferson Chambers, the first and only superior judge of Texas before the revolution. The county held its first court session underneath a peach tree in Wallisville, the initial county seat. Commissioners Court moved inside when a frame building was erected in 1859. The structure … [Read more...] about Chambers County Courthouse
Winkler County Courthouse
Winkler County’s first courthouse eventually became Kermit’s first church. The gray, black-roofed building stood for 19 years before being moved to the edge of the town square to make way for the new courthouse. The original county capitol was eventually sold for $1, relocated, and converted to a house of worship. The second and final temple of justice was fashioned of brick … [Read more...] about Winkler County Courthouse
Wilbarger County Courthouse
Boasting a Classical Revival style, the Wilbarger County Courthouse was designed by Voelcker and Dixon and completed in 1928. The county passed a $375,000 bond issue in support of the courthouse, which was built of steel, concrete, and stone. The county’s first official home was erected in 1883 for $2,400. The frame courthouse with a two-story porch was replaced in 1890 by a … [Read more...] about Wilbarger County Courthouse