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HB1113267
Exterior Perspective View Of Northwest Corner
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HB1113268
Exterior Perspective View Of Southeast Corner
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HB1113269
Exterior View Of Dome And South Pediment From Roof Of The Opera House
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HB1113270
Detail At South (main) Entrance
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HB1113271
Detail At West Entrance
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HB1113272
Interior View Of The District Courtroom, Looking South
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HB1113273
Interior View Of Attic Above District Courtroom, Looking Southeast
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HB1113274
East Door And Stained Glass Dome In The District Courtroom
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HB1113275
Stair Newel At East Stair
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LocationCourthouse Square,
Columbus, TX
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS TX-3400
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N116).
0.1993
Significance: Built in 1890 by prominent Texas architect Eugene T. Heiner, it is a production of the political atmosphere in Texas and the prosperity of the community in the late 19th century. The availability of state funding for each county to construct a courthouse encouraged a surge in courthouse architecture. It reflects the style of the period with its combination of French Second Empire, Renaissance Revival, and Italianate influences. The roof and tower of the courthouse were destroyed in a storm in 1909 and were replaced with Classical detailing and a center dome. At this time an interior stained glass dome. At this time an interior stained glass dome was placed in the district courtroom. This courthouse is an excellent example of an evolution of stylistic trends and has represented the focal point for Colorado County civic life for over 100 years.
Subjects
Courthouses
Related Names
Adityavarman, Ryadi, Delineator
Ahoronian, Christine, Delineator
Buck, Eric, Delineator
Snyder, Alicia, Delineator
Peronnet, David, Delineator
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF NORTHWEST CORNER
2. EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF SOUTHEAST CORNER
3. EXTERIOR VIEW OF DOME AND SOUTH PEDIMENT FROM ROOF OF THE OPERA HOUSE
4. DETAIL AT SOUTH (MAIN) ENTRANCE
5. DETAIL AT WEST ENTRANCE
6. INTERIOR VIEW OF THE DISTRICT COURTROOM, LOOKING SOUTH
7. INTERIOR VIEW OF ATTIC ABOVE DISTRICT COURTROOM, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
8. EAST DOOR AND STAINED GLASS DOME IN THE DISTRICT COURTROOM
9. STAIR NEWEL AT EAST STAIR
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