Blanco County Courthouses - July 1st, 2015
Visit the Blanco County Courthouse in Johnson City
The county was named for the stream that traverses the region
Walk around the perimeter of the courthouse for a side view
And continue around for a view of the back of the courthouse
Nice artillery piece in the back corner of the courthouse square
Find the cornerstone and view the elected officials at the time
The courthouse will celebrate its 100th birthday next year
Only the 1st commissioner gets the full explanation on every cornerstone!
County was formed in 1858 but Johnson City wasn't county seat until 1890
Walk thought the metal detector to check out the 2nd floor courtroom
Looks like a standard trial courtroom and not a commissioners court
Microphone are the only visible modern convenience
View from the side with the jury box in the background
Telephone switchboard on display in the hallway
Directly across the street (Pecan Street) is Pecan Street Brewing
Have a pepperjack cheeseburger w/sweet potato fries and a Blond ale
Interesting hillside building between Johnson City and Blanco
I'll have to checkout the Lighthouse Hill Ranch another time
Stumble across another courthouse looking building in Blanco
It was built in 1885 and has a courthouse square around it
It is a musuem now & has fire escape stairs leading from the 2nd floor
Walk around the perimeter of the building
Need an umbrella to finish the circle as it starts to rain
Find the flagpole with US and Texas flags
This was the courthouse when Blanco was the county seat
The court room has been something else the last 125 years
It's been a bank, a newspaper, an opera house, and hospital since
Looks like the kitchen has been updated in the last 100 years
Roped off second stairway has a broken bannister
Court square crepe myrtles are in full bloom throughout the area
Just across the street is the Blanco City Hall with the water department, city offices and an italian restaurant next door, perfect!
Too bad the Real Ale Brewing Company, just north of here off San Saba Ct., was not open for tasting on a Wednesday