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The
1904 Frio County courthouse today.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson January, 2007 |
The Present
Frio County Courthouse - Pearsall,
Texas
Date - 1904
Architect - H. T. Phelps
Material - Brick
The 1904 Frio County Courthouse has been altered in 1937and 1950.
"When it was originally built, this courthouse had a third story,
a hipped roof with dormers and a bell tower in the center over the
front entrance with a pyramidal cap." - Terry
Jeanson |
The
1904 Frio County courthouse before remodeling
Postcard courtesy THC |
The
1904 Frio County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Detail
over the front entrance of the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson January, 2005 |
1877 Frio
County Courthouse in Old Frio Town
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1872 courthouse in Frio Town, the first county seat, was burned in
1877. A new stone courthouse was constructed with assistance of local
rancher W. J. Slaughter, and is still standing today on private property
in Old Frio Town.
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The
remains of the 1877 Frio County courthouse in Old Frio Town.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson January, 2007. |
| "The old
courthouse is about 16 miles northwest of Pearsall
on FM 140 on the opposite side of the road from the Old Frio Town
cemetery. It is not close to the road and is on private property.
Do not trespass! The first story is completely covered by overgrown
brush. I took this photo from the top of a ladder on the side of the
road using the digital zoom on my camera." - Terry
Jeanson , December 28, 2007 |
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The
former Frio County Courthouse in Frio
Town
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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