The Courthouses of Texas

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 bu