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Texas : Architecture : Courthouses - Angleton

The Brazoria County Courthouse
County Seat - Angleton, Texas

Brazoria County has had four courthouses:
1976 - Angleton
1940 - Angleton
1897 - Angleton
1894 - Brazoria
1839 - Brazoria

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The 1976 Brazoria County Courthouse
Angleton

Brazoria County 1976 Courthouse Angleton TX

The 1976 Brazoria County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2005

Photographer's Note:
The 1976 Brazoria County courthouse is a modern, brick box with large glass panels on each side. It is connected to the rear of the 1940 courthouse. The glass section connecting the two courthouses forms a pleasant atrium. A corner of the 1897 courthouse can be seen on the left side of this picture.

The 1940 Brazoria County Courthouse - Angleton

Brazoria County 1940 Courthouse Angleton TX

The 1940 Brazoria County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2005

Date - 1940
Architect - Wyatt Hedrick
Style - Moderne
Material - Granite & limestone

The five-story courthouse finished in 1940 is a Moderne-style structure with interesting details, including Justice inscribed in the stone steps and metal panels depicting the area's industries: Fishing, cattle, chemicals, agriculture.

The 1940 Brazoria County courthouse was constructed after a 1932 storm damaged the 1897 courthouse. The county maintained offices in the 1897 courthouse until the 1970s.

Brazoria County courthouse architectural detail, Angleton, Texas

Detail over the 1940 Brazoria County Courthouse door
in Angleton
1999 TE Photo

1940 Brazoria County courthouse, Angleton, Texas old postcard

Early postcard of the 1940 Brazoria County Courthouse
Courtesy rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/

1940 Brazoria County courthouse, Angleton, Texas, 1950 s postcard

1950s postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/

1940 Brazoria County Courthouse, Angleton Texas

Another view of the 1940 Brazoria County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Ken Rudine, July 2007

The 1897 Brazoria County Courthouse
Angleton

Brazoria County 1897 Courthouse Angleton TX Today

The 1897 Brazoria County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2005

Architect - Eugene Heiner
Style - Italian Renaissance

The 1897 courthouse has been restored and is in use as The Brazoria County Historical Museum.

The J. Riely Gordon courthouse in Brazoria was demolished right after being built and only a few relics remain to proove that it once existed.
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1897 Brazoria County courthouse, Angleton, Texas vintage photo

The former Brazoria County courthouse as it appeared in 1939.
Photo courtesy TxDoT

1897 Brazoria County courthouse Eugene Heiner, Angleton, Texas

Vintage photo of the 1897 Brazoria County courthouse
Photo courtesy THC

1897 Brazoria County courthouse original condition, Angleton, Texas

The 1897 Brazoria County courthouse in its original condition
This picture is hanging at the entrance to the old courthouse, now serving as the Brazoria County Historical Museum.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2005

Photographer's Note:
The 1897 Brazoria County courthouse was constructed from plans drawn by Eugene T. Heiner for the 1895 Matagorda County courthouse.

The building was remodeled and enlarged in 1927 which included the removal of the ninety foot tower.