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| "The
1965 Matagorda County courthouse with its modern, radiator-like striations.'
- Terry
Jeanson, September 2005 photo |
The
Present Matagorda County Courthouse
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Bay City, TexasDate
- 1965
Architect - Rusty, Martin & Vale
Style - Modern, the architectural
style popular at that time
Material - Concrete
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Another view of the modern-style 1965 Matagorda County courthouse
Photo courtesy
Terry
Jeanson, September 2005 |
| Postcard
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The
1928 Matagorda County Courthouse
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
Matagorda
Courthouse, Bay City, Texas
Postcard
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The
1895 Matagorda County Courthouse
Bay
City, Texas"The
1895 Matagorda County courthouse was designed by noted architect
Eugene T. Heiner, who designed
many courthouses in Texas in the late 1800s. Heiner's
name is conspicuously absent from the piece of the 1895 cornerstone pictured above,
perhaps because the remains of the cornerstone are not complete. The builders
are listed as Martin, Byrne, Johnston and Applegate. The firm of Martin, Byrne
and Johnston also designed many county courthouses in Texas.
The plans
for the 1895 Matagorda County courthouse were reused for the 1897
Brazoria County courthouse which has been altered over the years, but is still
in use as an historical museum." - Terry
Jeanson |
A piece of the cornerstone
of the 1895 Matagorda County courthouse sits on the courthouse grounds.
Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2005 |
The
1895 Matagorda County Courthouse
Photo
courtesy THC |
Outdoor
staircase with a 1895 Matagorda County Courthouse mural.
TE Photo, 2000 |
1895
Matagorda County Courthouse with gazebo
Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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