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"The
1965 Matagorda County courthouse with its modern, radiator-like striations."
- Terry
Jeanson, September 2005 photo |
The Present
Matagorda County Courthouse
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Bay City, Texas
Date - 1965
Architect - Rusty, Martin & Vale
Style - Modern, the architectural style popular at that time
Material - Concrete |
Another
view of the modern-style 1965 Matagorda County courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2005 |
| Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
The 1928 Matagorda
County Courthouse
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
Matagorda Courthouse,
Bay City, Texas
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
The 1895 Matagorda
County Courthouse
Bay City, Texas
"The 1895
Matagorda County courthouse was designed by noted architect
Eugene T. Heiner, who designed
many courthouses in Texas in the late 1800s. Heiner's
name is conspicuously absent from the piece of the 1895 cornerstone
pictured above, perhaps because the remains of the cornerstone are
not complete. The builders are listed as Martin, Byrne, Johnston and
Applegate. The firm of Martin, Byrne and Johnston also designed many
county courthouses in Texas.
The plans for the 1895 Matagorda County courthouse were reused for
the 1897
Brazoria County courthouse which has been altered over the years,
but is still in use as an historical museum." - Terry
Jeanson |
A
piece of the cornerstone of the 1895 Matagorda County courthouse sits
on the courthouse grounds.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2005 |
The 1895 Matagorda
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy THC |
Outdoor staircase
with a 1895 Matagorda County Courthouse mural.
TE Photo, 2000 |
1895 Matagorda
County Courthouse with gazebo
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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