C is for Courthouse
This is the county courthouse where my husband is a bailiff. He took me in Sunday afternoon so I could get some pictures without bothering anyone. This building was completed in 1914 and was built in the Renaissance Revival Style. Follow the link to see a better (professional) picture of the courthouse.
Above is the back of the District Courtroom. The mural was painted by an inmate from the Gurney Unit, one of the five prisons outside of town.
This is a view from the basement straight up to the stained glass in the dome. To me the spiral staircase is amazing.
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38 comments:
Beautiful building, especially the interior :D
Oh I love this! And I noticed you're the one whose class is following along with Edmund's exploring! That's so exciting for them! I wish I'd had connections like that when I was teaching. What grade do you teach? obviously primary! I'm guessing kindergarten or grade 1.
Wow, that's about the prettiest court house I've ever seen!
That is a beautiful building. Nice shots
That is one beautiful court house and i love the spriral staircase. You didn't happen to count how many stairs there were did you ?
Great entry!
I can't get blogger to work for me so am not up yet but hope to soon.
Thank you for a very interesting presentation. I have never been inside a US courthouse (and I hope I'll never be...), but now I at least know that they are worth visiting as tourists! I really liked that staircase.
Beautiful building with nice details. :)
Very beautiful the photographs from the Courthouse, externally but also internally, it appears but also he is enormous!
Sharon, you've given us some great views of a beautiful building.
The spiral staircase shot is terrific.
And I like the detail about the artwork that was done by an inmate.
Circling staircase was amazing
Beautful C post and a really grand building.
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What great photos .. love the angles and curves ..
Hi Sharon
That a great C for Circulair stairs and I like the photo's all f the COURTHOUSE very much , welldone Sharon!
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What a beautiful building! Must be very great to work there and see this great interior every day! The photos are beautiful too. Well done!
I'm with you, the spiral staircase is amazing.
Wow! Love the staircase! I particularly like the shot up to the rose window.
Love the spiral stairway. I almost did courthouse but could not get a nice enough picture of it. I was across the road from it and cars kept getting in my picture.
Oh how beautiful!! I love court houses and this one is one of the prettiest I have seen inside and out. Thank you for sharing.
Don't you love the old architecture?
I like your Beary Bear project--wonderful for first graders.
Nice photos. It is a beautiful building.
Ooooooooooooooooh! I bet the staircase is good for sliding down!
Does Beary Bear know? LOL!
Amazing mural and the spiral staircase is lovely, great pictures
Wow, some great shots. What a beautiful building.
Very nice courthouse....beautiful.
What a stately builing and a beautiful interior. Thanks for showing us your C!
Beautifully building .
What a beautyful building,and a great c from you.I love dogs,and I see that you have one too.Mine is a shetland sheepdog female,called Titti:)
What a beautiful courthouse!
What a beautiful building. Great "C" choise.
The view up the spiral staircase is a brilliant angle. well done
Sure is a nice looking building, love those stairs
Beautiful interior photos. I love all photos.
Wow lovely court house!
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Beautiful, beautiful photos!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, old building!!
I feel like you can tell the character of a town by it's courthouse. What character your town has!!
What a grand staircase!
What a grand court house.I could see the reflection of the TX state flag in one of the pictures.
I was so amazed at the state flag so had to look again.Just realized that it isn't a reflection but a picture looking down at a painting of a map of Texas.It is so pretty.How thrilling it must have been to take these wonderful pictures.Hope others appreciate the beauty of the court house that you have captured in pictures.
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