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Texas County Courthouses designed by Alfred Giles
By Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 2018
Alfred Giles House Marker (wide view)
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| On King William Street south of Beauregard Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Alfred Giles is remembered as a major architect who designed many edifices throughout Texas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Born in 1853 in Hillingdon, Middlesex County, England, Giles spent his early days as an architect's . . . — — Map (db m118800) HM |
| Near W. Main Street (U.S. 290) west of S. Adams Street (Highway 16), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Erected 1881-1882 in term of County Judge Wm. Wahrmund and Commissioners J. Dechert, F. Kneese, J. Larson and J.P. Mosel. Architect was Alfred Giles. Native limestone structure is distinctive in fine balance and symmetry. Second courthouse built . . . — — Map (db m94289) HM |
| Near Flores Avenue north of Houston Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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1000 Houston Street
Built in 1909
Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m118760) HM |
| On 3rd Street north of D Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Constructed in 1884, this courthouse replaced one built soon after Floresville was chosen Wilson County seat in 1871. Designed by noted San Antonio architect Alfred Giles, this Italianate structure was constructed of bricks made in a local . . . — — Map (db m118723) HM |
Apr. 28, 2024
