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Book Synopsis The Courthouse Square in Texas by : Robert E. Veselka
Download or read book The Courthouse Square in Texas written by Robert E. Veselka and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its dignified courthouse set among shade trees and lawns dotted with monuments to prominent citizens and fallen veterans, the courthouse square remains the civic center in a majority of the county seats of Texas. Yet the squares themselves vary in form and layout, reflecting the different town-planning traditions that settlers brought from Europe, Mexico, and the United States. In fact, one way to trace settlement patterns and ethnic dispersion in Texas is by mapping the different types of courthouse squares. This book offers the first complete inventory of Texas courthouse squares, drawn from extensive archival research and site visits to 139 of the 254 county seats. Robert Veselka classifies every existing plan by type and origin, including patterns and variants not previously identified. He also explores the social and symbolic functions of these plans as he discusses the historical and modern uses of the squares. He draws interesting new conclusions about why the courthouse square remains the hub of commercial and civic activity in the smaller county seats, when it has lost its prominence in others.
Book Synopsis The Courthouses of Texas by : Mavis P. Kelsey
Download or read book The Courthouses of Texas written by Mavis P. Kelsey and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The courthouse square in Texas by : Robert Ervin Veselka
Download or read book The courthouse square in Texas written by Robert Ervin Veselka and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Texas Courthouse Square by : John L. S. Brown
Download or read book The Texas Courthouse Square written by John L. S. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Texas Courthouse Square by : John Leslie Stinson Brown
Download or read book The Texas Courthouse Square written by John Leslie Stinson Brown and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Courthouse Square, Lockhart, Texas by : Garland Sadler Anderson
Download or read book The Courthouse Square, Lockhart, Texas written by Garland Sadler Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1968* with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Evolution of a Texas Courthouse Square Landscape and Proposal for Its Treatment by : Nena McNeel Scott
Download or read book The Evolution of a Texas Courthouse Square Landscape and Proposal for Its Treatment written by Nena McNeel Scott and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Plazas and Squares of Texas by : Sandra Kay Chipley
Download or read book Plazas and Squares of Texas written by Sandra Kay Chipley and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Courthouses of Texas by : Mavis Parrott Kelsey
Download or read book The Courthouses of Texas written by Mavis Parrott Kelsey and published by Texas A & M University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all those who travel 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.
Book Synopsis The Courthouses of Central Texas by : Brantley Hightower
Download or read book The Courthouses of Central Texas written by Brantley Hightower and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-04-15 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The county courthouse has long held a central place on the Texas landscape—literally, as the center of the town in which it is located, and figuratively, as the symbol of governmental authority. As a county's most important public building, the courthouse makes an architectural statement about a community's prosperity and aspirations—or the lack of them. Thus, a study of county courthouses tells a compelling story about how society's relationships with public buildings and government have radically changed over the course of time, as well as how architectural tastes have evolved through the decades. A first of its kind, The Courthouses of Central Texas offers an in-depth, comparative architectural survey of fifty county courthouses, which serve as a representative sample of larger trends at play throughout the rest of the state. Each courthouse is represented by a description, with information about date(s) of construction and architects, along with a historical photograph, a site plan of its orientation and courthouse square, and two- and sometimes three-dimensional drawings of its facade with modifications over time. Side-by-side drawings and plans also facilitate comparisons between courthouses. These consistently scaled and formatted architectural drawings, which Brantley Hightower spent years creating, allow for direct comparisons in ways never before possible. He also explains the courthouses' formal development by placing them in their historical and social context, which illuminates the power and importance of these structures in the history of Texas, as well as their enduring relevance today.
Book Synopsis Texas Courthouses - Good Bad and Beautiful by : Larry W. Jones
Download or read book Texas Courthouses - Good Bad and Beautiful written by Larry W. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Texas Courthouses - Good Bad and Beautiful" showcases all 254 Texas county courthouses. Some are good, a few are bad but most are beautiful. Covering all 266,807 square miles of Texas, reading about the history of each town square and its courthouse is an adventure in arm-chair travel. From original log cabins to ornate palaces, "Texas Courthouses - Good Bad and Beautiful" will entertain the reader on road trips into history.
Book Synopsis As We Remember the Courthouse Square in the 1930's by : Virginia Ann Littleton
Download or read book As We Remember the Courthouse Square in the 1930's written by Virginia Ann Littleton and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Courthouse Square by : Garland Sadler Anderson
Download or read book The Courthouse Square written by Garland Sadler Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The People's Architecture by : Willard Bethurem Robinson
Download or read book The People's Architecture written by Willard Bethurem Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Revitalization of the Graham Courthouse Square as an Activity Center by : Julia Zimmerman Baltser
Download or read book Revitalization of the Graham Courthouse Square as an Activity Center written by Julia Zimmerman Baltser and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Curiosity Square Or 1800-1900 Texas Courthouse Architecture ... by : Carol Hooker Guinn
Download or read book Curiosity Square Or 1800-1900 Texas Courthouse Architecture ... written by Carol Hooker Guinn and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Buildings of Texas by : Gerald Moorhead
Download or read book Buildings of Texas written by Gerald Moorhead and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book, the first of two volumes devoted to the Lone Star State, covers the central, southern, and Gulf Coast region (the earliest areas of Spanish and Anglo settlement and the majority of the counties that won independence from Mexico in 1836) and includes four major cities--Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, and San Antonio."--Publisher's description.
