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Aransas
County Courthouse
County Seat - Rockport,
Texas
Aransas County
has had two courthouses: 1889
and 1956
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The Current
Aransas County Courthouse
Date - 1956
Architect - Lynn A. Evans
Style - Modern
Material - Brick & steel
Addition - 1983
County and Towns History |
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oil painting of the 1889 Aransas County courthouse displayed in the
lobby of the current courthouse. Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April
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The 1889
Aransas County Courthouse, razed
Designed by J.
Riley Gordon whose other courthouses include the Counties of Bexar,
Comal, Ellis, Erath, Fayette, Gonzales, Hopkins, Lee, Victoria and
Wise.
Rockport had been the seat of Refugio County until the creation of
Aransas County in 1871.
This ornate Moorish design enjoyed popularity for a time. Architects,
particularly those from the eastern U.S., somehow associated palm
trees and severe humidity with north Africa and southern Spain.
Most of Gordon's designs took climate into consideration, providing
ventilation through placement of doors with a central tower.
Razed in the mid-1960s. |
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The
1889 Aransas County Courthouse, razed
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
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The
most picturesque courthouse of Aransas County was the Moorish design
by J. Riely Gordon, finished in 1889, razed mid-1960s
TE Postcard archives |
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