Sunday, September 11, 2011

9/10 - 9/11/11: Columbus, Wharton, Bay City, Angleton, Richmond


Burned area just outside of Bastrop.  Just a piece of the 34,000 acres that have burned in the last week.


Columbus courthouse, 1891.
Architect: Eugene T. Heiner
Gorgeous, but closed for remodeling - mental note to self: must come back and see the stained-glass dome inside!  Nice little town.  



Wharton veteran's memorial with an actually-burning (not all of them are, I swear this one is) eternal flame. 



Wharton courthouse, 1889.  
Architect: Eugene T. Heiner
Hometown of Dan Rather.  The clocks were all right too - that's unusual!  
Nice town square, nice town.


Bay City courthouse, 1965.
Architects: Rusty, Martin & Vale  
Definitely one of the ugliest ones.


Angleton courthouse, 1940.
Architect: Lamar Q. Cato


Angleton courthouse, 1976.
Architect: Wyatt C. Hedrick & Co.


Angleton courthouse, 1897.  
Architect: Eugene T. Heiner
Probably remodeled on the exterior because no other late-1800's courthouses look like this.
We've NEVER seen 3 courthouses in one town! And all 3 are still in use: the oldest is the county museum, the other 2 are still courthouses.


Interior of the Richmond courthouse, 1909.  We didn't get in (it's Sunday), this was taken through the glass in the door.


Richmond courthouse, 1909.
Architect: Pierce Goodwin, Alexander Linville.
6/4/12: Nooooo!!!  The 1909 courthouse is no longer in use!  There's a new, UGLY one now!  : (



Richmond with it's two additions and jail.

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