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The Current
Webb County Courthouse
- Laredo, Texas
Date - 1992
Architect - James L. Humphries, Jr.
Style - Modern
Material - Brick and concrete |
The 1909 Webb
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 |
The 1909 Webb
County Courthouse
- Laredo, Texas
Architect - Alfred
Giles
Style - Renaissance Revival. Romanesque details
Material - Brick and concrete |
Another view
of the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 |
"The two
story district courtroom has a unique, curved judge's bench with flags
of the United States and the U.S. Armed Forces displayed behind it."
- Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 photo |
"A diminutive
balcony sits over the rear entrance of the courtroom. In this picture,
you can see part of the metal pressed ceiling (and also the photographer's
brother.)"
- Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 photo |
"This striking
stained glass window of "Justice" is in the stairwell on the west
side of the building. Her blindfold appears when there is no light
shining through."
- Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 |
This plaque was
attached to the building by the Webb County Heritage Foundation in
1991.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 |
This stone tablet
is at the south side entrance.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson March, 2005 |
The 1909 Webb
County Courthouse
Old postcard courtesy THC |
The 1909 Webb
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
"This picture
of the 1882* Webb County courthouse is hanging on the wall on the
third floor of the 1909
courthouse.
This courthouse burned down in 1906.
*The Texas Historical Commission County Atlas gives the date of the
second courthouse as 1885."
-
Terry
Jeanson January 2013 |
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