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Bowie County Courthouse
County Seat - New Boston, Texas

Bowie County has had three courthouses:
1985
1889
1841

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New Boston TX Bowie County Courthouse
The 1985 Bowie County courthouse in New Boston.
Photo courtey Terry Jeanson, December 2006

The Present Bowie County Courthouse - New Boston, Texas

Date - 1985
Architect - Thomas and Embeton Associates, Texarkana.
Style - Modern
Material - Concrete and brick

The 1889 Bowie County Courthouse - New Boston, Texas

The 1889 courthouse was vacated after construction of the new courthouse and was burned by an arsonist in 1987.
New Boston Texas Old Bowie County Courthouse, burned by arson
The 1889 Bowie County Courthouse
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT
New Boston Texas courthouse square
The Courthouse Square
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2006
The old courthouse square in Boston, where the 1889 courthouse used to stand, has been turned into a tranquil park.

Old Bowie County Jail - New Boston, Texas
The 1891 Bowie County jail was used until 1984. It still stands on the southeast corner of the old courthouse square in Boston.
New Boston TX Bowie County Old Jail
New Boston TX Bowie County Old Jail
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2006
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