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Sutton County
Courthouse
County Seat - Sonora, Texas
Date - 1891
Architect - Oscar Ruffini
Style - Second Empire
Material - Local limestone
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Sutton
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2002 |
Sutton
County Courthouse detail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2002 |
An
early view of the Sutton County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
Sutton
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The 1891 Courthouse is the only one Sutton County ever had.
Oscar Ruffini has few examples of his work remaining. One is the recently
remodeled Collin County Jail in McKinney.
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Downtown
Sonora in March 1898. Sutton County courthouse is the prominent building
at the end of Main Street where it still stands.
Photo courtesy Sonora Chamber of Commerce |
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Another
view of the Sutton County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
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