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REFUGIO
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Refugio, TexasRefugio
County has had five courthouses:
1840, 1856, 1874, 1880 and 1919 |
The 1919 Refugio County Courthouse, obscured by the trees.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January 2005 |
The
Present Refugio County Courthouse
- Refugio, Texas
Date - 1919
Architect - Atlee B. Ayres
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material
- Brick
The 1919 Courthouse is one of many in South
Texas designed by Atlee
B. Ayres of San Antonio.
Photographer's Note:
"The 1919 Refugio County courthouse:
The
north and south side additions built in the early 1950s have greatly altered the
appearance (and appeal) of the original building." - Terry
Jeanson
There have been 5 courthouses for Refugio County.
The 1880 courthouse was supposedly burned by county employees when the commissioners
refused to build a new one. More
history |
Refugio County Courthouse historical marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January 2005 |
Refugio County Courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January 2005 |
| "This
vintage picture of the courthouse in its original condition is hanging in the
foyer at the front entrance." - Terry
Jeanson, , August 08, 2008 |
Old
postcard view of the 1911 Refugio County Courthouse
Courtesy rootsweb.com/
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| Refugio
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
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