112 of 254:  San Augustine County Courthouse, San Augustine, Texas.  County Population:  8,865

San Augustine County, Texas

I visited San Augustine County and photographed the courthouse in San Augustine on August 21, 2011. 

"In 1833 William McFarland became alcalde [for the Ayish Bayou District] and citizens began to contemplate constructing a centrally located town. A committee of fifteen men chose the banks of the Ayish Bayou and then purchased the land from Edmund Quirk.
"Thomas S. McFarland was appointed to survey their purchase and plat 356 lots on forty-eight city blocks in a grid pattern, perhaps the first time that such a method was used in Texas. The streets were forty feet wide, and squares were reserved for the school, churches, municipal buildings, a market, and the jail.
"The following year, under alcalde Charles Stanfield Taylor, the municipality of San Augustine was established by Mexican law. The name was chosen by Mexican officials, supposedly to honor St. Augustine of Hippo.
"With the close of hostilities, Texans began establishing a government for the new Republic of Texas. San Augustine County was one of the first counties to be formed. In 1837 settlers chose county officials ..."
Vista K. McCroskey, "SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY," Handbook of Texas Online
The San Augustine County courthouse is one of my personal favorites.  It was rededicated on November 20, 2010 after a restoration that "included restoring the original green tile roof and replacing the aluminum windows with wood casement windows, painted green to match the roof. The building's Leuders limestone exterior was cleaned and patched. All mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire-protection systems were replaced to meet modern standards."  From the THC website

San Augustine County Courthouse 1927

The courthouse, circa 1939, courtesy TXDOT

This is a wonderful photograph of the courthouse circa 1960, courtesy courthousehistory.com

The courthouse faces north, towards Columbia Street

Buildings on Columbia Street, directly north of the courthouse

The front of the courthouse faces the back of a statue of James P. Henderson, statesman, soldier, and first governor of the state of Texas,

The northeast corner of the courthouse

The south facade of the courthouse, on Main Street, features large windows in the district courtroom

The southwest corner of the courthouse

Visitors please wait here...

I'm intrigued by the pattern on the post office

Texas 21, in what I believe is San Augustine County, but it may be Sabine County