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1892 Bastrop County Jail

Photograph of window and corner detail of the 1892 Bastrop County jail. Red brick quoined outside corners, tan brick walls, red brick stilted arches on windows, red and white string courses, and a white pressed metal cornice.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

1896 Store Building

Photograph of an 1896 store building built by Charles Brunson next to his business in downtown Columbus, Texas. The upper front has a metal cornice, brick pilasters framing the windows, brick ledges, and string courses. The lower front has been modernized and is currently occupied by a store called The Bride's House.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

1891 Bunson Building Upper Front Detail

Photograph of detail of the 1891 Charles Brunson building in down town Columbus, Texas. The building date is in the pediment near the center of the front of the building. The pediment is part of the metal cornice. The windows are framed by decorative brick pilasters and are capped with decorative metal caps. The wood window frames are arched at the top and sitting on a brick string course and ledger course. The adjoining building to the right was also built by Charles Brunson in 1896.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

1892 Bastrop County Jail

Photograph of the 1892 Bastrop County jail. There is white pressed metal cornice work at the top of the second floor, contrasting red and tan brick work, quoined corners, stilted arched windows of red brick, white and red string courses, and red brick chimneys.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[Blue Building]

Photograph of a blue building next to the Pines Theater on South First Street in downtown Lufkin. The photograph is of the upper window detail; the window has a dark red brick string course at the top and bottom, with the sides also framing the window in dark red brick. As with many older commercial brick buildings, this one has been stuccoed. The stucco currently is painted blue. Canopy rods and a 1950s-style metal canopy is visible below the window.

Date: unknown

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

1916 Taylor-Woods Building

Photograph of the 1916 Taylor-Woods Building on South First Street in downtown Lufkin, Texas. The two story brick building has its completion date and a name medallion on a stone top cap. Currently occupied by the Deep East Texas Council of Governments.

Date: January 27, 2010

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

1916 First National Bank Building

Photograph of 1916 First National Bank building on the Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. This building has a Texas Historical Commission historical marker outlining its history on the center column. The building is in the Classic Revival style and the upper part is ornamented with a white stone top cap that is supported by white stone carved consoles (brackets). The top floor is set back and has an ornamental white stone string course around the top of the next floor down, the top floor of… more

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Storefront in Downtown Paris, Texas

Photograph of the 1916 W. O. Latimer building in downtown Paris, Texas. The decorative, bi-colored brick work is ornate, including small pieces of light-colored brick cut and fit into patterns. The upper building has a white stone string course and cap with decorations, and there are five brick pilasters framing four windows. The lower glass front is much newer. The building to the right is the 1916 V. W. Wall building. These buildings were part of the immediate rebuilding after the 1916 fire i… more

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris Texas Gibraltar Hotel

Photograph of post 1916 fire Gibraltar Hotel on the east side of the South Main and Austin Street intersection. The architecture includes red brick, white string courses, carved stone, and white stone trim. The building has the features of a Classic Revival style building, however it has very little carved stone ornamentation.

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris, Texas Union Station Tower

Photograph the Union Station Depot tower, located west of downtown Paris, Texas on Bonham Street. The tower literally towers over the Prairie-styled, one-story Union Station. The style of the tower, to many, resembles an old Italian-style watch tower.

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Union Station in Paris

Photograph of the 1912 Union Station west of downtown Paris, Texas on Bonham Street. This photo was taken from the southeast parking lot. The dormer windows, wide overhang, tower, and white string course of the depot are predominately Prairie-style architecture, popular at time it was built.

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

[R. M. Clemment Building]

Photograph of the 1916 R. M. Clemment Building in downtown Paris, Texas, occupied by Rosie's Antiques. This building faces Lamar Avenue on Fountain Plaza. The storefront on the first floor is modern while the upper portion of the building is the original brick and white stone, including six windows, each with a lintel support at the top and a white limestone ledge. There is a carved white stone commemorative date medallion on the upper center of the building.

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

W. V. Wall Building

Photograph of the 1916 V. W. Wall building, located one block east of the Plaza Square on Clarksville Street in downtown Paris, Texas. The store has a glass front with dark metal and a canvas awning which are modern although the canopy hangers are historic. The top of the building is the original brick with a white limestone face block at the base including a commemorative date medallion at the top of the building.

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell

Paris Texas Gibraltar Hotel

Photograph of the upper north west corner of the Gibraltar Hotel, South Main at Austin, in downtown Paris Texas. This building appears to be a style variant of Classic Revival.The building has white columns, consoles, string courses, lentils, and cornice work with added white stone ornamentation, however there are few stone carvings in the photo. The red brick is nicely done with very little pattern work.

Date: November 13, 2008

Creator: Bell, Jim

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Private Collection of Jim Bell