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Medina County Courthouse
County Seat - Hondo, Texas

Medina County has had tow courthouses:
1892
1854

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Medina County Courthouse, Hondo Texas
Medina County Courthouse in Hondo
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, August 2002

The Present Medina County Courthouse - Hondo, Texas

Date - 1892
Architect - Martin, Byrnes & Johnston
Material - Limestone
Location - North of the railroad tracks on Sixteenth Street

The clock tower was removed in 1941, and new wings were completed in 1942.
Medina County courthouse, Hondo, Texas old postcard
An earlier view of Medina County Courthouse
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Medina County Courthouse , Hondo Texas 1939 vintage photo
The courthouse as it appeared in 1939 with the clock tower
Photo courtesy TXDoT
Medina County courthouse
The north side of the Medina County Courthouse
TE photo, May 2001

1854 Medina County Courthouse - Castroville, Texas

The former Medina County Courthouse is now the City Hall of Castroville.
Former Medina County courthouse, Castroville, Texas
The former Medina County Courthouse in Castroville
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, May 2004

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