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JONES COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Anson, Texas

Jones County has had two courthouses: 1882 and 1910

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Anson Texas Jones County Courthouse today
Jones County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2003

The Present Jones County Courthouse - Anson, Texas

Date - 1910
Architect - Elmer George Withers
Style - Beaux-arts
Material - Brick
The Jones County Courthouse was completed at a cost of $100,000.

Photographer's Note:
"The door on the side of the front entrance staircase leads to the basement where there is a small county museum.

The architect of this courthouse, Elmer George Withers, grew up in Stamford, 17 miles north of Anson on the Jones/Haskell County line. Withers designed a similar looking courthouse for Swisher County in 1909, but it was dramatically remodeled in 1962, removing all of its Beaux-Arts style features." - Terry Jeanson
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse before remodeling
Jones County Courthouse before remodeling
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com
Photographer's Note:
"The roof was remodeled shortly after this courthouse was built, removing the turrets on the corner pavilions and shortening the height of the clock tower." - Terry Jeanson
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse
The 1910 Jones County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January, 2007
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse  clock tower and statue of Themis on dome
A closer view of the clock tower with a statue of Themis on top of the dome. Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January, 2007
Anson Texas Jones County Courthouse front entrance
Jones County Courthouse front entrance.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January, 2007
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse  decorative capitals
Decorative capitals in the main floor hallway.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January, 2007
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse  courtroom decorative  ceiling details
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse  courtroom decorative  ceiling details
Detailed artwork on the ceiling of the district courtroom.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January, 2007
Anson Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse  district  courtroom
"The district courtroom retains its original two-story height, but the upper gallery in the rear of the courtroom has been removed." - Terry Jeanson, 2007 photo
Jones County Courthouse vintage photo, Anson, Texas
Jones County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
Anson, Texas 1910 Jones County Courthouse front  view old postcard,
More early views of the Jones County Courthouse in Anson
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
1910 Jones County Courthouse old postcard, Anson, Texas
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
1910 Jones County Courthouse old postcard, Anson, Texas
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
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