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McLennan
County Courthouse
County seat - Waco, Texas
McLennan County
has had four courthouses:
1850, 1856, 1877 and 1901
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The
1901 McLennan County Courthouse in Waco
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, February 2005 |
The Present
McLennan County Courthouse - Waco,
Texas
Date - 1901
Architect - J. Reily Gordon
The Beaux-Arts style building is said to have been inspired by St.
Peter's Cathedral in Rome. Noteworthy details include a series of
eagles spaced along the base of the dome. |
Courthouse
facing Washington Avenue
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, February 2005 |
The
Courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, February 2005 |
| "On
top of the courthouse's dome is a small lantern, crowned by a statue
of Themis, the Greek goddess of divine law and justice. The statue
is holding the scales of Justice in her left hand and the hilt of
a sword in her right. The blade of the sword fell off after a storm
and was never replaced." - Terry
Jeanson, February 2005 photo |
| The
Courthouse east wing. Notice the Texas red granite in the courthouse's
base. - Terry
Jeanson, February 2005 photo |
The
interior dome skylight.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2004 |
| Historical
marker on the front right post of the staircase. Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2004 |
McLennan
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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