The restoration of the San Saba County Courthouse is the result of a 20-year effort with continuous commitment from county leaders and the community, and the assistance of the Texas Historical Commission through two emergency grants and a final construction grant totaling over $5.2 million under the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. The process began with … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails: San Saba County Courthouse – San Saba
Monuments of Justice
Monuments of Justice: Stephens County Courthouse
County Seat: Breckenridge * County Population: 9,630 (2010 Census)
The Stephens County Courthouse was built in 1926 in a Classical Revival style as designed by David S. Castle. The four-story temple of justice features limestone construction, monumental primary entry stairs rising to triple-arched entry doors, and 10 columns. Although not occupied until December 1926, a grand dedication ceremony took place on the courthouse grounds on July 4, … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Stephens County Courthouse
Monuments of Justice: Tom Green County Courthouse
County Seat: San Angelo * County Population: 110,224 (2010 Census)
The Tom Green County Courthouse was built in 1928 in a Classical Revival style as designed by architect Anton Korn. The county capitol, fashioned of brick and cast stone, cost approximately $240,000 to raise. The inscription on the plaque placed by the National Register of Historic Places reads, “To the memory of the heroic pioneers of West Texas, this building is dedicated. … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Tom Green County Courthouse
Monuments of Justice: Sabine County Courthouse
County Seat: Hemphill * County Population: 10,834 (2010 Census)
The Sabine County Courthouse was originally a “Beaux-Arts masterpiece,” as depicted in The Courthouses of Texas, a historical guide of county capitols by Mavis P. Kelsey Sr. and Donald H. Dyal. Built in 1906, the courthouse included an inset portico flanked by columns and pilasters with pediments on the ends of the building “and a gracefully curving stairway” that swept up … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Sabine County Courthouse
Monuments of Justice: Cottle County Courthouse
County Seat: Paducah * County Population: 1,505 (2010 Census)
The Cottle County Courthouse was built in 1930 in a Moderne style complete with Art Deco and Classical details as designed by the firm of Voelcker & Dixon. The Texas Legislature created Cottle County in 1876 and named the county in honor of George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo 40 years earlier. Stage routes connected early ranches, … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Cottle County Courthouse