Fayette County Courthouse stonework.

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THE LOVE SONG OF J. RIELY GORDON
A series of photo essays of courthouses designed by J.R.G.

Chapter One: The Fayette County Courthouse c. 1891

III. Exterior
Page 4

Stonework

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You will also see a checkerboard effect worked into the outside wall with alternating light and dark stone. This theme is repeated in the pattern of the marble floor.

The darker stone is "Muldoon Blue"sandstone - quarried in Muldoon, Texas. (Both town and quarry can be seen by clicking here: Muldoon, Texas.)

courthouse front looking up, Fayette County courthouse

The alternating light and dark stonework

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