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DeWitt County Courthouse

DeWitt County Courthouse

in 2003Cuero, Texas

A Photo Essay

by

John Troesser

[See also DeWitt County Courthouse - Photos & History ]

The 1897 Courthouse is the pride of Cuero, so much so that they named a street after it. Designed by A.O. Watson (who went bankrupt building it) it offers an excellent unobstructed view for photographers and courthouse freaks. It's also unusual in that there are virtually no businesses or buildings facing "The Square".

DeWitt County Courthouse bell

Bell and Striking Hammer

DeWitt County Courthouse clock mechanism

Clock Mechanism (Electrified)

DeWitt County Courthouse clock mechanism

How four faces keep the same time.

DeWitt County Courthouse clock

The courthouse clock

DeWitt County Courthouse clock and courthouse custodian

Mr. Gonzales, Courthouse Custodian

DeWitt County Courthouse tower, looking up at the clock

Looking Up

DeWitt County Courthouse  architectural detail

Detail

DeWitt County Courthouse column detail

Detail

Detail

DeWitt County Courthouse Petit Jury  Room

The opposite of a Grand Jury is...

DeWitt County Courthouse interior looking down

Looking Down

DeWitt County Courthouse clocktower view of Cuero Texas

View of Cuero, Texas
Looking SE from the Courthouse Tower


Photos © John Troesser

See

The 1897 DeWitt County Courthouse - History, Vintage & Contemporay Photos

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