4thGenHoustonian

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Wow, they tore down this to build the "new" courthouse. I think I'm going to be ill.

I think you got a good shot of the courthouse, it doesn't look quite so hideous.

I found this, which is a bit more representative:

And here's an actual picture of the old one:

It's a shame.

Yeah, I would definitely say they took a step backwards with the design of that new courthouse...but maybe the new courthouse has a much more grandiose interior . When did they tear down the old one and build the new one?

1955. The older one was built in 1910. The newer one is definitely not grandiose. I've been there for jury duty and it smells.

Thanks for the pics. I grew up there and got married in that church. Can you believe they tore down this courthouse to build the present one? The "new" one is horrid.