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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 |
The former Frio
County Courthouse in Frio
Town
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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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 1878 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 |
The
1878 Frio County courthouse as it appeared in the 1980s
Photo courtesy Josa
Combs |
Frio Town Old
Frio County Courthouse cornerstone
"Erected A.D. 1878" |
Story and Photographs
By Josa Combs
A newly-wedded couple drives to desolate Frio County in the late 1980s
to camp alongside the Frio River. Thanks to the kindness of a mysterious
writer, they’re allowed to discover the crumbling ruins of Frio County’s
first seat of government. more |
| Texas
Escapes, in its purpose to preserve historic, endangered and vanishing
Texas, asks that anyone wishing to share their local history, stories,
landmarks and recent or vintage photos, please contact
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