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The Maverick County Courthouses
County Seat - Eagle Pass, Texas

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The Present Maverick County Courthouse

Date - 1979
Style - Modern

The Former Maverick County Courthouse

Date - 1885
Architect - Wahrenberger & Beckman
Style - Romanesque Revival
Material - Brick and stone
National Register Property

Although a newer courthouse has been built, the one from 1885 is still standing and is undergoing renovation. Its style is called Romanesque Revival and it is faintly reminiscent of the Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa.
Maverick County courthouse, Eagle Pass, Texas, vintage photo
The former Maverick County Courthouse (1885) as it appeared in 1939

Photo courtesy TXDoT
Maverick County courthouse and jail old photo


Historic Photo of Maverick County Courthouse and Jail

Courtesy Texas State Library and Archives
This photo of the the Maverick County Courthouse and Jail illustrates a common story in Texas. Often the courthouse and jail were built at the same time and often they were the first buildings on a desolate landscape. Similar photos exist for El Paso and Marfa - where the buildings appear to be on the surface of the moon.

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Maverick County Courthouse Restoration
Snapshots of the progress as of May, 2004
Maverick County courthouse tower, Eagle Pass, Texas
The Clock Tower of the Maverick County Courthouse

Photo by John Troesser May 2004
The clock tower was already completed at the time of our visit in May 2004. The rest of the building was in various stages of restoration.
courthouse doorway, Eagle Pass, Texas
This doorway is the one that has the men gathered around it in the vintage photo above.

Photo by John Troesser, May 2004
Courthouse window, Eagle Pass, Texas
Windows during restoration

Photo by John Troesser, May 2004
Maverick County jail, Eagle Pass, TExas

The old Maverick County Jail

Photo by John Troesser, May 2004
The jail which lost its original crenelation (see vintage photo above) during a modernization sometime in the past, is now stripped back to its utilitarian design. The future of the building is not known.
Maverick County courthouse night view
Courthouse side view at night

Photo by John Troesser, May 2003
Maverick County courthouse at twilight

The former courthouse at dusk

Photo by John Troesser, May 2003

© John Troesser

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