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Jim Wells County Courthouse
Alice, Texas |
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1912 Architect - Atlee B. Ayres Photos: Robert Deering 6/27/2015 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED:
1912COUNTY NAMED FOR: James B. Wells, Jr., who played an important role in the economic development of the lower Rio Grande Valley.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Bandana, which was renamed Alice.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Alice King Kleberg.
COURTHOUSES: One - 1912
STANDING: One -1912 Texas Renaissance courthouse built of concrete and brick. Mondern wings were added on each end of the building in 1949, and some features on the roof have been altered over the years.
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 1912 Courthouse Original Configuration |
 1912 Courthouse Photo: Robert Deerig 1974 |