Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora, Texas. (original) (raw)
Courthouse with all the historical markers in front.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2005
The Sutton County Courthouse
Date - 1891
Architect - Oscar Ruffini
Style - Second Empire
Material - Local limestone
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Sutton County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
Historical Marker on corner of Water and Main Streets, Sonora:
Sutton County Courthouse
This building site of all land transactions incident to development of county. Water well, a few feet from building, was first water here, where sheepmen watered their flocks, hence locating here as a home. Father of founder of the townsite killed father of one of West Texas' most prominent families on site of Courthouse over argument concerning watering sheep.
Sutton County Courthouse detail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2002
An early view of the Sutton County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com
Downtown Sonora in March 1898.
Sutton County courthouse is the prominent building at the end of Main Street where it still stands.
Photo courtesy Sonora Chamber of Commerce
The recently restored first floor hallway
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, June 2006
"The pale green walls and gold stencil decoration around the ceiling is repeated throughout the courthouse."
- Terry Jeanson, June2006
"The restored district courtroom.
Although the exterior of this courthouse had been restored and rededicated on June 11, 2002, the interior was still unfinished during my initial visit in March of 2005. In June of 2006, the interior was just about finished. The final touches were being added to the interior of the courtroom when I took this picture."
- Terry Jeanson, June2006
Another view of the Sutton County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/ ~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html