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.