Brazoria County Courthouse - May 18th, 2017
Visit the 1940 Art Deco Brazoria County Courthouse in Angleton
The 2nd county courthouse in Angleton replaced the 1897 courthouse
The county seat was moved from Brazoria to Angleton in 1897
An 1839 and 1895 courthouse were built in Brazoria
1850 quote from the British Prime Minister carved into the stone
Metal panels depict Brazoria county industries over the front entrance
1835 quote from an English Judge carved into the stone
Walk around to the west side of the courthouse and find more carvings
Peach Point is south of Lake Jackson, Velasco is now part of Freeport
A soldiers memorial sits outside the 1979 Courthouse Annex
Two statues and Wall make up the main structure of the memorial
On the left are Brazoria County residents that died in the world wars
A memorial statue to Gold Star mothers is next in the top half circle
Two letters and the words to Taps memorialize the American Soldier
Sasser earned the MOH assisting wounded under heavy fire in Vietnam
Right of Sasser are those county residents who died in recent wars
A letter from a soldier who died fighting in Iraq
Abraham Lincoln's letter to the mother who lost 5 sons in the civil war
Gazebo honoring the Old 300 Club of Brazoria County
The Old 300 were the original colonists brought to Texas by S.F. Austin in 1824
The gazebo is the glass-less top of the old Brazos River lighthouse
Calder fought for TX independence & served as sheriff, judge & mayor
The first ship bringing immigrants and the first capitol where nearby
Cornerstone of the 1940 Brazoria County Courthouse
Masons always level the cornerstone of your most important buildings
The 4th County Courthouse for the county of Brazoria
Beyond the 1976 Annex is the 1897 County Courthouse, now musuem
The 3rd courthouse in the county and 1st in Angleton
The original 90ft clocktower center front was removed in 1927
Walk around to the north side of the courthouse
Head for the doors of the Brazoria County Historical Museum
Climb up to the second floor to see the courtrooms
Find a photo of the old lighthouse & 3rd Order Fresnel Lens upstairs
The light was used from 1897 to 1967 at the Brazos River entrance
The upstairs courthouse is now a conference room/banquet hall
The 4 county courthouses with current configuration at bottom
The current 1897 courthouse with original clock tower
Ascend the stairs and look down the long hallway of the ground floor
The cornerstone of the 1897 Brazoria County Courthouse
Originally in 1897 and refurbished (no tower) in 1927
The 1897 county commissioners are unreadable 120 years later
Turn the final corner to see the continuing refurbishment
Pay Stephen F. Austin a visit, over at Hwy 288 and FM 290
The 76ft statue watches over where Austin brought his first colony