| |
The Present
Jones County Courthouse
- Anson, TexasDate
- 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 |
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 |
The
1910 Jones County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January, 2007 |
| A
closer view of the clock tower with a statue of Themis on top of the dome. Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January, 2007 |
Jones
County Courthouse front entrance.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January, 2007 |
Decorative
capitals in the main floor hallway.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January, 2007 |
Detailed
artwork on the ceiling of the district courtroom.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, January, 2007 |
| "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 as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
More
early views of the Jones County Courthouse in Anson
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
| Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
| Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ | |
|
