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Brooks County
Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Date - 1914
Architect - Alfred Giles
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Brick
Photographer's Note:
"This 1914 building was the first and only courthouse built for
Brooks County.
In June of 2006, a new courthouse annex was opened at 408 W. Travis
in Falfurrias and the 1914 courthouse
was closed for renovations." - Terry
Jeanson, November, 2004 |
Brooks County
Courthouse historical marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson |
Historical Marker:
Brooks County
Courthouse
Created in 1911,
Brooks County
was named for State Legislator James A. Brooks (1855-1944), who served
as the first county judge. Edward C. Lasater, founder of Falfurrias,
deeded this courthouse site to the Commissioners Court. County offices
occupied rented quarters before construction of this edifice in 1914.
The brick courthouse was designed by San
Antonio architect Alfred Giles (1853-1920), who planned numerous
public buildings in Texas and Northern Mexico.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977 |
Detail
of the colonnade of Corinthian columns and recessed portico
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2004 |
The front of
the Brooks County courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2004 |
Brooks County
Courthouse
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Back view of
Brooks County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2004 |
| "The rear
of the Brooks County courthouse, which faces South St. Mary's (U.S.
281,) is much different from the front with a second story balcony
over the entrance." - Terry
Jeanson, November, 2004 |
Brooks County
courthouse
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, October 2010 |
| Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Brooks County
Courthouse in the 1940s
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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