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Fayetteville, Texas

11/27/2011

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On Saturday, the 26th, we were guests of our friends Joe & Julia Mashburn at their new country home near Fayetteville, Texas.  Joe is an architect and faculty member at the University of Houston.  I've had the pleasure of his company and friendship since we met in the fall of 1979 at TAMU, where we taught in the College of Architecture.
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Joe Mashburn (right) on the porch of his country house, Lafayette Farms, Fayette County, Texas.
Joe & Julia named their "spread" Lafayette Farms.  It's just across the road from the 19th century Brethern Church, a couple of miles southeast of Fayetteville.  The church was built in 1874 by Czech-Moravians. 
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Lafayette Farms, Fayette County, Texas.
After the party at Lafayette Farms we spent a wonderful night at the Country Place Hotel in nearby Fayetteville.  This historic building on the square is owned and operated by architect Clovis Heimsath and his wife, Maryann.  Donna and I had a delightful stay and a delicious breakfast Sunday morning with Joe & Julia and friends before returning to Houston. 
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Country Place Hotel, Fayetteville, Texas.
Fayetteville square is home to the Fayette County Precint No. 2 courthouse, dating from 1880; thus the connection to this website.
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Fayette County Precint No. 2 courthouse, Fayetteville, Texas. 1880
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    Leonard G. Lane, Jr., AIA
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    I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as soon as I could.  I'm an architect.  And, a photographer on the side.
    I live in Houston, with my wife, Donna.  After our daughter, Hilary, passed the Texas Bar exam she took the oath as an attorney in the historic Harris County courthouse on Friday, November 15, 2013.

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