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Fort Bend County Courthouse
County Seat - Richmond, Texas

Fort Bend County has had four courthouses:
1908
1887
1872
1842

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Fort Bend County Courthouse

Photo by John Troesser, 2001

The Current Fort Bend County Courthouse - Richmond, Texas

Date - 1908
Architect - C. H. Page & Bros.
Style - Beaux-Arts
Material - Brick

Nearly identical to the Hays County Courthouse in San Marcos - built the year before. Both were by C.H. Page and Brothers, architects. Ft. Benders bought the kit that included clock faces.

The 1908 Fort Bend County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, Texas old photo

The Hays County Courthouse for comparison
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT

Richmond Texas former Fort Bend County jail

Former Fort Bend County jail in Richmond
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, July 2004

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Fort Bend County Courthouse County Seat - Richmond, Texas

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Fort Bend County Courthouse
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