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The 1977 Nolan
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, August 2006 |
The Present
Nolan County Courthouse
A 1977 building resembling a fortress - on the square.
Architect: Welch and Hampton |
| Nolan County
has had four courthouses: 1882, 1888, 1917 and 1977. |
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The
1917 Nolan County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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Another
view of the 1917 Nolan County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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Nolan
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1951
Photo courtesy THC |
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Nolan
County Courthouse vintage postcard
Courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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"Illustration
of the first Nolan County courthouse built in 1883. Story goes that
to save money the builder used plaster of paris for cement. Within
a few years, the building started crumbling and was reinforced and
later rebuilt." - Teri Brown.
Courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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| "Mural of
the 1888 Nolan County courthouse painted on the side of Staton's Pharmacy
at Oak and Broadway on the courthouse square." - Terry Jeanson,
August 2006 photo |
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