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ZAPATA COUNTY COURTHOUSE

Zapata County Seat - Zapata, Texas

Zapata County has had four courthouses:
1874, 1901, 1953 and 2005

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Zapata County Courthouse, Zapata, Texas
The 2005 Zapata County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006

"The 1953 courthouse was demolished. The current brick and concrete courthouse was completed in 2005.

Architect: Morgan Spear Associates, Inc.
Contractor: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc."
- Terry Jeanson, March 15, 2006

Zapata County Courthouse front entrance, Zapata, Texas
Zapata County Courthouse Entrance
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006


Zapata County Courthouse domw, Zapata, Texas
Zapata County Courthouse dome
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006


Zapata County Courthouse rotunda, Zapata, Texas
Zapata County Courthouse interior
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006


Zapata County Courthouse Zapata County seal, Zapata, Texas
Zapata County seal on the floor at the bottom of the rotunda
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006


Zapata County Courthouse back view, Zapata, Texas
Zapata County Courthouse back view
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006


The 1953 Zapata County Courthouse

Style - Modern
Material - Brick
Now demolished

1953 Zapata County Courthouse , Zapata Texas
The 1953 Zapata County Courthouse
TE Photo, 2002

The 1901 Zapata County Courthouse

Now under water in the Falcon Reservoir

Zapata County Courthouse 1901 Texas
The 1901 Zapata County Courthouse now under Falcon Reservoir
Click on image to enlarge
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT

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