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Early
view of the Colorado County Courthouse in Columbus, Texas
Photo courtesy Nesbitt Memorial Library |
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The
Colorado County Courthouse is a Eugene
Heiner design from 1891. There have been a total of four courthouses,
the first being built in 1836.
One courthouse
was to be of pine harvested in Bastrop
and floated down the Colorado, but high water sent the wood floating
right past Columbus (and not a few
surprised carpenters).
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Colorado
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo Courtesy TXDoT |
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A
view from the NE corner of the Columbus courthouse square
Photo courtesy Nesbitt Memorial Library |
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Girl
strolling Teddy on the Courthouse lawn
1915 photo courtesy Nesbitt Memorial Library |
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Colorado
County Courthouse Skylight
Photo by Barclay Gibson, 2005 |
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"I've
photographed this, my favorite Texas courtroom, many times. It wasn't
until a week or two ago that I had an opportunity to climb a 12'
stepladder and get REAL close to this wonderful hanging fixture
under the "Tiffany style" dome. - Jim King, September 2007
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The
beautiful stained glass dome was covered up with a false ceiling for
many years
Photo Courtesy Colorado County Visitors Bureau |
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