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Starr County Courthouse
County Seat - Rio Grande City, Texas

Date - 1939
Architect - Stanley Bliss
Style - Moderne
Material - Brick

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Starr County Courthouse, Rio Grande City, Texas

The 1939 Starr County Courthouse

Photo coutesy TXDoT, circa 1939

Another view of the Starr County Courthouse

Photo coutesy THC, 1940

The 1886 Starr County Courthouse

1930 photo courtesy THC

Starr County has had three courthouses: 1854, 1886, and the current 1939 building.

1854 Starr County courthouse, Rio Grand City, Texas

The 1854 courthouse remains standing today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2006

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Starr County Courthouse County Seat - Rio Grande City, Texas

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Starr County Courthouse
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