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The 1923 Garza
County courthouse
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, August 2006 |
The Current
Garza County Courthouse
Post, Texas
Date - 1923
Architect - C. A. Carlander
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick and concrete
Recorded Texas Historic
Landmark
The 1923 Garza County Courthouse was built to replace the original
one from 1908. A statue of C. W. Post stands in front of
the courthouse (although he's actually seated).
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Photographer's
Note:
"Statue of cereal magnate C.W. Post, the founder of the town.
I tried to find some Post Toasties to put in his lap when I took this
picture, but all I could find were some Honey Bunches of Oats."
- Terry
Jeanson |
Garza County
courthouse historical marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, August 2006 |
Historical Marker:
Garza County
Courthouse
After Garza
County's creation in 1876, it was not until 1907, at the initiative
of cereal producer C. W. Post, that the county was formally organized.
In 1922, when the population had grown to about 4500 and the cotton
industry had spurred economic growth, citizens approved the sale of
bonds to finance a new courthouse. The commissioners court selected
prominent regional architect Guy Carlander of Amarillo
to design the courthouse, and awarded the construction bid to the
Fred T. Bone Company, also of Amarillo.
Built in 1923 of reinforced concrete with brick exterior and cast
stone details, the Garza County courthouse is a late, but fine, example
of Prairie School architecture.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2000 |
Garza County
courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, August 2006 |
Garza County
Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy of TXDoT |
Old postcard
view of the 1923 Garza County Courthouse
Courtesy rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/ |
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