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Oldham County Courthouse
Vega, Texas |
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1915 Architect - O. G. Roquemore Photos: Robert Deering 4/3/2005 |
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 1884 Courthouse in Tascosa Now a Museum on Cal Farley's Boys Ranch Photo: Courtesy of Cal Farley's |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1880
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Williamson Simpson Oldham, pioneer Texas lawyer and Confederate senator.
COUNTY SEATS: Two - Tascosa and Vega
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Vega is Spanish for "plain" or "meadow."
COURTHOUSES: Two - Tascosa 1884; Vega 1915
STANDING: Two -
- 1884 farmhouse style courthouse built of sandstone is now a museum on Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
- 1915 Classical Revival courthouse was remodeled in 1967, removing the hipped roof.
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 1915 Courthouse in Vega Before Modifications |
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| ADDRESS: 105 S Main St, Vega, Texas | ||