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The
1959 Calhoun County Courthouse in Port Lavaca, Texas
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2005 |
The Present Calhoun
County Courthouse
- Port LavacaDate
- 1959
Architect - Rusty and Martin
Style - Modern
Material
- concrete, steel, aluminum. |
The
current Calhoun County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
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Calhoun
County Courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2005 |
"Built by Falls
City Construction Company.
Accepted as complete by the Commissioner’s Court
on May 10, 1911"
- George Anne Cormier, Director, Calhoun County Museum
A 2-story, Greek Revival building.
Demolished 1959 |
The
1911 Calhoun County Courthouse
1939 photo Courtesy of TxDoT |
| "This
photo of the 1911 Calhoun County courthouse (taken c.1911) is on display in the
lobby of the current courthouse." - Terry
Jeanson, April, 2005 photo |
"Built by E.
L Miller.
Accepted by the Commissioner’s Court on September 1, 1887
The
Calhoun County jail building can be seen in the left background."
- George
Anne Cormier, Director, Calhoun County Museum
Photographer's Note:
The
county seat was moved to Port Lavaca after
a hurricane destroyed the previous county seat of Indianola
in 1886. - Terry
Jeanson, December 2007 |
| "This
photo of the 1887 Calhoun County courthouse in Port
Lavaca is hanging in the second floor lobby of the current courthouse."
- Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2005 |
| "Destroyed in
the 1886 hurricane, part of the building's foundation can still be seen at low
tide in Indianola."
- Terry
Jeanson, December 2007 | |
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