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Washington County Courthouse
County Seat - Brenham, Texas

Date - 1939
Architect - Travis Broesche
Style - Moderne
Material - Limestone

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Washington County Courthouse, Brenham, Texas
The 1939 Washington County Courthouse

Photo circa 1940 courtesy TXDoT
Washington Courthouse Eagle





Washington County courthouse eagle

Photo by John Troesser, 2002
Washington County has had four courthouses:
1844, 1852, 1883 and the present 1939 courthouse.
The 1883 Washington Countyb Courthouse, Brenham, Texas old photo
The 1883 Washington County Courthouse

Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com

Washington County Towns and Ghost Towns

Washington County Seat - Brenham
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  • Carmine
  • Chappell Hill
  • Earlywine
  • Gay Hill
  • Goodwill
  • Independence 
  • La Bahia
  • Quarry
  • Washington
  • Wesley
  • William Penn
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