County Seat: Brenham * County Population: 31,248
The Washington County Courthouse was completed in 1939 in a Moderne style as designed by architect Travis Broesche. The limestone structure is decorated with nationalistic eagles, characteristic of New Deal architecture. Washington County, created in 1836, was an original county of the Republic organized in 1837 with Washington-on-the-Brazos as its initial capital. Territory … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Washington County Courthouse