| |
THE
FOARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Crowell, TexasFoard
County has had two courthouses: 1891 and 1910 |
The
1910 Foard County courthouse today.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
The
Foard County Courthouse - Crowell,
TexasDate
- 1910
Architect - McDonald Brothers, Fort Worth
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick and stone
This Texas Renaissance style courthouse had
a dome before it was struck by the 1942 tornado. The most obvious damage visible
today is damage to the twin WWI monuments
(soldier and sailor) who lost limbs. |
The 1910 Foard County Courthouse before the 1942 tornado
1939 photo courtesy
TXDoT |
Foard
County Courthouse today
Photos
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
Old
photo of the courthouse without the dome
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
The
front entrance of the courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
Photographer's
Note:
"Although
stripped of its original classical details, it remains an imposing structure."
"The front entrance of the courthouse - The stone spheres on the
pedestals mark the spot where the building's large columns once stood. The granite
monument in front of the courthouse relays the county's history and the facts
of the fatal tornado that practically destroyed Crowell and altered the appearance
of the courthouse."
"Stepping into this building was almost like
stepping back into time." - Terry
Jeanson |
Close up of the statues mentioned above
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
| Postcard
courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
Foard
County courthouse historical marker.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
Foard
County Courthouse history - April 28, 1942 tornado
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
Foard
County history on the granite monument
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 | |
|
