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The Val
Verde County Courthouse
County Seat - Del Rio, Texas
Date - 1887
Style - Second Empire
Architect - Larmour & Watson
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Left
- The 1887 Val Verde County Courthouse today
Right - Another view of the courthouse
Photos by John Troesser, 2002 |
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Val
Verde County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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Aerial
view of Del Rio, 1939.
Most of these buildings are extant today.
Note courthouse in background
Old Postcard, TE Archives |
The
Val Verde County Courthouse has recently undergone a beautiful restoration.
This building is the only courthouse Val Verde County has ever had.
Note vacant church on west side of courthouse.
Although originally designed by Larmour and Watson, Atlee B. Ayres
supervised the restoration which occurred in 1915.
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Val
Verde County Courthouse before the 1915 remodeling. Note the cupolas,
turret cones, and statues.
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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Val
Verde County Courthouse as it appeared in the 1950s
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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