Lockhart courthouse, 1894.
Architect: Alfred Giles
Bastrop courthouse, 1883.
Architects: F. E. & Oscar Ruffini
One of the oldest still in use!
Bastrop jail.
While in Bastrop, we went to the Olde World Bakery to warm up with some coffee and hot cocoa. Then we headed over to the Colorado River to see the end of a canoe race at which my friend Ginsie was volunteering.
Giddings courthouse marker. Wendish anyone?
Giddings courthouse, 1897.
Architect: James Riely Gordon
One of my all-time favorites, I love the rounded corners!
Caldwell courthouse, 1927.
Architect: J. M. Glover
It was raining, cold and I had a sinus infection, so I didn't get out of the car to shoot this one.
On the way to Cameron, we tried to drive through Dime Box, but got stuck waiting for a train that wasn't even moving, so we took a dirt road that was parallel to the track. We like little country roads!
10/30/11: We had lunch at Kat's Kitchen on our way home from another courthouse trip. Good food!
Cameron jail.
Cameron courthouse, 1892.
Architect: A. O. Watson
Oldest building in Texas! A school! Hey, we're both teachers, we've got a vested interest here!
Marlin courthouse, 1939.
Architect: Arthur E. Thomas
This was a neat town!
Groesbeck courthouse, 1924.
Architect: R. H. Stuckey
Waco courthouse, 1901.
Architect: James Riely Gordon
Yep, THAT Waco. The courthouse was in the process of restoration, so was surrounded by scaffolding and fencing.
We went to the Waco Suspension Bridge and there was a guy setting up a path of rose petals, candles, and waiting for the limo to bring his girlfriend to him so he could propose to her! It was very sweet!
The Bridge was really cool too - it collected its first toll in 1870 and was the first major suspension bridge in Texas.
Johnson City courthouse, 1916.
Architect: Henry T. Phelps
Still has its Christmas decorations up - apparently counties only pay somebody to put them up and maintain them, never to come down again. We've seen this in several places.
Johnson City has a brewery, Pecan Street Brewing, which has good beer. Hill Country Cupboard makes really good chicken-fried steak, and Whittington's makes the best beef jerky.
Old Fredericksburg courthouse, 1882.
Architect: Alfred Giles
Lovely! But now the library.
New Fredericksburg courthouse, 1939.
Architect: Edward Stein
Not so lovely. Sigh.
Old Fredericksburg jail.
Llano courthouse, 1892.
Architect: A. O. Watson
Really nice little town, good shops on the square.
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