Old Sad Songs Photography - Presidio County Courthouse
Old Sad Songs Photography - Presidio County Courthouse in Classic Black Frame
Old Sad Songs Photography - Presidio County Courthouse in Contemporary White Frame

Presidio County Courthouse

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The Story
In 1882, the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railroad built the southern transcontinental railroad through Marfa, Texas, instead of the county seat, Fort Davis, to avoid the mountains. Three years later, voters elected to move the county seat to Marfa, and a new courthouse would be required.

Nineteen architects, in 1886, competed in a design contest for the contract to build the new courthouse in Presidio County, Texas. Col. J. H. Britton and Alfred Giles of San Antonio were the top two bidders, and Britton received the contract. At the time, Britton and Giles were building the El Paso County, Texas courthouse together. Their work history ultimately resulted in a three-story French Second Empire design similar to Giles's design for the courthouse in El Paso County.

Presidio County celebrated the completion of its new courthouse on January 1, 1887, by hosting a grand ball.

Do you like historic courthouses?

Unframed - 8x10" Fine Art Print:

8"x10” Borderless Smooth Matte Fine Art Print Mounted on 3mm Black Styrene, Ready to Frame or Display.

Classic Black Frame - 11x14" Frame:

8"x10" Borderless Smooth Matte Fine Art Print Mounted and Matted with a White Double Mat Inside a Black 11"x14" Frame (1 1⁄4" Wide, 3⁄4" Deep) Protected by Acrylic and Hangs via Corner Brackets.

Contemporary White Frame - 11x14" Frame:

11"x14" Borderless Smooth Matte Fine Art Print Mounted Inside a White 11"x14" Frame (1 1⁄4" Wide, 3⁄4" Deep) Protected by Acrylic and Hangs via Corner Brackets.

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