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The 1954 Hidalgo
County Courthouse
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
The present
Hidalgo County Courthouse
- Edinburg, Texas
Date - 1954
Architects - R. Newell Waters
Style - Modern Style
Material - Steel, marble, and glass.
Modification - Enlarged in 1979-1981 |
The 1908 Hidalgo
County Courthouse
- Edinburg, Texas
The 1908 Courthouse
was razed
to built the 1954 thing they now have.
The photos and postcards below show the 1908 Hidalgo County Courthouse
in various stages of its life. Note the large cupola on the first
three courthouse illustrations. This was damaged during a storm and
shortened. |
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1912
Postcard
TE Archives |
1938 Postcard
Courtesy
rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
The 1908 Hidalgo
County courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo
courtesy TXDoT |
1948 Postcard
(note smaller cupola)
Courtesy
rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
The old and the
new
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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In
the early 1950s a man, angry at a court decision, brought a bomb
to the courthouse that exploded on the staircase (while still attached
to his leg), causing expensive repairs and a very messy cleanup.
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| Photo
courtesy Robert Runyon Collection, Center for American History, UT
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