The Courthouses of Texas

The Courthouses of Texas
Title The Courthouses of Texas PDF eBook
Author Mavis P. Kelsey
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 353
Release 2007-03-20
Genre History
ISBN 1585445495

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A county courthouse stands not only as the center of government, but also as the center of civic pride. Some with stately towers and arched doors or windows, some with high brick chimneys and mansard roofs, some in modern concrete and glass, the 254 courthouses of Texas provide an invitation to public life, a testament to the ideal of justice, and an introduction to period architecture. It is no wonder, then, that many tourists each year visit these edifices. This new edition of a classic, indispensable, full-color guide—a true collector’s item for Texas history fans—will help travelers choose which courthouses they want to add to their trips and view them knowledgeably. For each county a color photograph pictures the courthouse and an account sketches the sequence of the seats of government, the location and style of the current building, and tidbits of fascinating lore about county and county seat names and history. Courthouses and the “squares” around many of them offer a bonanza for history buffs, antique collectors, genealogists, architecture enthusiasts, and photographers. Many of them house or are near local history museums, and many display historical markers that introduce the area to visitors. Especially in many smaller county seats, the courthouse square offers a genre scene of a special moment in Texas’ life. Included in this updated edition are the latest views of some of Texas’ most historic and architecturally significant courthouses, including those restored under the Texas Historical Commission’s Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. For all those who plan their travels to see courthouses, and all those who in their travels for other reasons enjoy detours into the heritage and pride of a people, this beautiful and informative book opens the way.

Historic Texas Courthouses

Historic Texas Courthouses
Title Historic Texas Courthouses PDF eBook
Author Michael A. Andrews
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre Courthouses
ISBN 9781931721745

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Historic Texas Courthouses gives attention to 100 landmark courthouses in Texas.

Texas Courthouse Poster

Texas Courthouse Poster
Title Texas Courthouse Poster PDF eBook
Author Mavis P. Kelsey, Sr
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2000
Genre
ISBN 9781585443253

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James Riely Gordon

James Riely Gordon
Title James Riely Gordon PDF eBook
Author Chris Meister
Publisher
Pages 376
Release 2011
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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"Describes, analyzes, and contextualizes the courthouses and other public buildings of James Riely Gordon, an architect working in Texas in the late nineteenth century who went on to establish his reputation at a national level. Includes photographs and illustrations"--Provided by publisher.

Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852

Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852
Title Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the Year 1852 PDF eBook
Author Randolph Benton Marcy
Publisher
Pages 470
Release 1853
Genre America
ISBN

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Preservation Plan

Preservation Plan
Title Preservation Plan PDF eBook
Author Lowell Historic Preservation Commission (U.S.)
Publisher
Pages 92
Release 1980
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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... An 8 year plan to preserve Lowell's historic and cultural resources in order to tell the story of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; included in the plan are mills, institutions, residences, commercial buildings and canals; describes the areas covered; discusses preservation standards, public improvements, financing, related programs, etc.; provides architectural information, dates of construction, history, plans for building reuse, etc. of specific structures in the Lowell National Historic Park and Lowell Heritage State Park ...

Architecture in Texas

Architecture in Texas
Title Architecture in Texas PDF eBook
Author Jay C. Henry
Publisher University of Texas Press
Pages 388
Release 1993
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780292730724

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Written in an accessible style, Henry's work places Texas architecture in the wider context of American architectural history by tracing the development of building in the state from late Victorian styles, and the rise of neoclassicism, to the advent of the International Style.... His work provides a welter of new facts, both about the era's buildings and the architects who designed them, and he has catalogued and described most of the important landmarks of the period. -- Southwestern Historical Quarterly ., .a significant contribution to the study of Texas architecture.... -- Drury Blakeley Alexander, author of Texas Homes of the Nineteenth Century Texas architecture of the twentieth century encompasses a wide range of building styles, from an internationally inspired modernism to the Spanish Colonial Revival that recalls Texas' earliest European heritage. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Texas architecture of the first half of the twentieth century. More than just a catalog of buildings and styles, the book is a social history of Texas architecture. Jay C. Henry discusses and illustrates buildings from around the state, drawing a majority of his examples from the ten to twelve largest cities and from the work of major architects and firms, including C. H. Page and Brother, Trost and Trost, Lang and Witchell, Sanguinet and Staats, Atlee B. and Robert M. Ayres, David Williams, and O'Neil Ford. The majority of buildings he considers are public ones, but a separate chapter traces the evolution of private housing from late-Victorian styles through the regional and international modernism of the 1930s. Nearly 400 black-and-white photographs complement thetext. Written to be accessible to general readers interested in architecture, as well as to architectural professionals, this work shows how Texas both participated in and differed from prevailing American architectural traditions.