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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.
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The
former Maverick County Courthouse (1885) as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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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 |
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The
Clock Tower of the Maverick County Courthouse
Photo by John Troesser May 2004 |
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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.
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This
doorway is the one that has the men gathered around it in the vintage
photo above.
Photo by John Troesser, May 2004 |
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Windows
during restoration
Photo by John Troesser, May 2004 |
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The old Maverick County Jail
Photo by John Troesser, May 2004 |
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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. |
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Courthouse side view at night
Photo by John Troesser, May 2003 |
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The former courthouse at dusk
Photo by John Troesser, May 2003 |
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