Chambers County Courthouse - August 5, 2018
Visit the 1936 Chambers County Courthouse in Anahuac, the 4th overall in the county and 2nd in Anahuac where the county seat moved in 1908
Art Deco masterpiece states A.D. CHAMBERS COUNTY 1936 up top
Viewing the southeast corner from Washington Avenue & Stowell Street
South side of the courthouse from Stowell Street
Moving to the southwest corner with fewer trees for better views
West side grand visage from the treeless NW corner @ Bolivar Ave. & Court St.
A small sidewall encircles the courthouse from entry stair to entry stair
Memorial to fallen police officers: Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for this friends. - John 15:13
Four officers & year lost: 1900, 1930, 2004 and 2009
Officer Detwiler is the 4th name listed on the prior marker
View of the north side of the courthouse from Court Street
Shell limestone courthouse built in the Art-Moderne style
Cornerstone laid in 1936 with then current county officials listed
Top floor jail was used until 1983