Sign for the La Grange Depot Museum
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: La Grange Depot Museum sign, "This depot was completed in November 1867 by the M-K-T Railroad. It replaced the earlier depot that was on this site from 1887 until it burned in March 1897. The depot now houses the La Grange Depot Museum."
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The La Grange Depot Museum and M-K-T Railroad Depot
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: La Grange Depot Museum "This depot was completed in November 1867 by the M-K-T Railroad. It replaced the earlier depot that was on this site from 1887 until it burned in March 1897. The depot now houses the La Grange Depot Museum."
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28357/
The La Grange Depot Museum and M-K-T Railroad Depot
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: La Grange Depot Museum "This depot was completed in November 1867 by the M-K-T Railroad. It replaced the earlier depot that was on this site from 1887 until it burned in March 1897. The depot now houses the La Grange Depot Museum."
Contributing Partner: UNT Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28358/
Fayette County Courthouse, La Grange
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange
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Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28359/
Fayette County Courthouse, La Grange
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange
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View of the Fayette County Courthouse Square
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: View of the Fayette County Courthouse Square in La Grange, pictured is Bistro 108 and Hart Land Real Estate
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View of the Fayette County Courthouse Square
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: View of the Fayette County Courthouse Square in La Grange
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View of the Fayette County Courthouse Square
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: View of the Fayette County Courthouse Square in La Grange, pictured is Shiny Beads & More
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Historic plaque, Birthplace of the SPJST
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Historic plaque, "On December 28, 1896, twenty-five Czech-Texans gathered in the district courtroom of this courthouse to establish a new fraternal benefit insurance society, the Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas, more commonly known a the SPJST. The SPJST held its first convention in the same room on June 20, 1897. I. J. Gallia served as the society's first president and J. R. Kubena was the first secretary. The SPJST officially began its business in Texas on July 1, 1897. SPJST headquarters now is located in Temple. (1983)"
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Historic plaque, Fayette County Courthouse
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Description: Historic plaque, "Fayette County Courthouse. About 1890, the structural safety of Fayette County's third courthouse came into question, and plans began for the building of this structure to serve as the seat of justice for the county. The commissioners court hired San Antonio architect James Riely Gordon (1863-1937) to design the new courthouse and oversee the construction. Gordon, who was 27 years old at the time, went on to become a noted architect of public buildings in Texas. Funding for the 1890-91 courthouse came from the sale of $90,000 in bonds. Martin, Byrnes and Johnston of Colorado City served as building contractors. Gordon designed the courthouse in the Romanesque Revival style and specified four types of native Texas stone to detail the exterior: Blue Muldoon sandstone, Belton White limestone, Pecos Red sandstone and Pink Burnet granite. A central open atrium, designed to promote good lighting and natural ventilation, highlighted the interior space. The extensive use of stone, along with the massive arched windows and doorways, exemplify the building's Romanesque Revival influences. The oldest existing J. Riely Gordon courthouse in Texas, the Fayette County courthouse was completed in 1891. It has served as a setting for social events, celebrations, courtroom dramas ...
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