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El Paso County Courthouse
El Paso, Texas |
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1991 Architect - Garland & Hill / Fischer Cordova Partners Photos: Robert Deering 9/1/2005 |
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 1917 Courthouse Architet - Henry Charles Trost Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1884 Courthouse Architet - Alfred Giles |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1850
COUNTY NAMED FOR: The Spanish name El Paso del Norte denotes a historically important geographical point, the channel cut by the Rio Grande through the mountains to form a natural passageway for travelers to the north or south, east or west.
COUNTY SEATS: Three - San Elizario, Ysleta, and El Paso, Texas.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county
COURTHOUSES: Seven - San Elizario 1850; Ysleta 1866, 1871; El Paso 1884, 1917, 1980, 1991
STANDING: One - 1991 high-rise building covered in reflective glass
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