Sunday, February 12, 2012

2/11-2/12 kaufman, rockwall, greenville, bonham, sherman, mckinney, dallas, waxahachie & hillsboro


Kaufman, 1955.
Architect: A. Warren Morey & McGill
Kaufman is home to the oldest drug store in Texas, operated by the same family until 2006. It's now a quilting store.  


Rockwall, 2011.
Architect: Brinkley Sargent  
WHOA!  The tiniest county has the most ostentatious, enormous courthouse!  


Greenville, 1929.
Architect: C. H. Page


Bonham, 1965.
Architect: W. C. Dodson & Dudley
Bonham is a nice town - we had a good lunch at Victor's Italian Restaurant.  


Sherman, 1936.
Architect: Voelcker & Dixon


McKinney, 2007.  
Architect: PGAL
Looks like Rockwall took a page from McKinney's book.... Pretty huge for a Dallas suburb.


Old Red, Dallas, 1890.  
Architect: Orlopp & Kusener
Now a museum. One of President Kennedy's last sights before his assassination.


Newest Dallas courthouse, 1966.  
Architects: Broad, Nelson, Corgan & Associates, Thomas, Jameson, Merrill, Smith, Waeder


Waxahachie, 1897. 
 Architect: James Riely Gordon designed it but had nothing to do with its execution.
Fabulous.
Looks like the interior is gorgeous too - we will be back to visit!  Lovely town too!


New Waxahachie courts, but the old building is still in use too.


Hillsboro, 1890. 
Architect: W. C. Dodson
Looks lovely inside too - we need to go back to visit!