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Fort Bend County Courthouse
Richmond, Texas |
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1908 Architect - C.H. Page & Brother Photos: Robert Deering 9/12/2002 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED:
1837COUNTY NAMED FOR: In 1822 a group of colonists traveled inland about ninety miles from the mouth of the Brazos River and built a two-room cabin on a bluff near a deep bend in the river. As the settlement grew, the cabin became known as both Fort Settlement and Fort Bend; the latter name prevailed.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Richmond.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Richmond, England
COURTHOUSES: Four - 1842, 1871, 1887, 1908, and 2011
STANDING: Two -
- 1908 Beaux-Arts courthouse built of brick, plus annex buildings nearby.
- 2011 modern Justice Center
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1908 Courthouse
Texas DoT Photo 1939
NOTE: This building is very similar to the Hays County Courthouse in San Marcos, also by C. H. Page & Brother.
ADDRESS: 400 Jackson St, Richmond, Texas
 1979 Annex Building |
 1988 Annex Building |
ADDRESS: 2011 Fort Bend County Justice Center (not pictured): 1422 Eugene Hiemann Cir, Richmond, Texas