Photograph of 1917 architect and builders engraved face of the cornerstone in down town Paris,Texas.

Photograph of brick buildings at East Houston & North Main Streets in downtown Paris, Texas. The street names are visible on green signs in the center of the image.

Photograph of old Lamar County Courthouse cornerstone from the 1896 courthouse in down town Paris,Texas. The original courthouse burned in the 1916 city fire; this cornerstone is incorporated into the new, 1917 courthouse, which was built on the old foundation in a Classic Revival style. Sanguinet & Staats were the architects.

Photograph of the upper-south entrance of the Classic Revival-style, 1917 Lamar County courthouse. The upper details of the stonework include carved eagles, carved shields, fluted columns, and medallions, set off by quarry-faced limestone walls and pilasters. The words "Lamar County Court House" are written across the front of the building hear the roof and there are light fixtures above the shield over the door.

Photograph of the west end of south side of building of the 1917 Lamar County Courthouse.

Photograph of the Lamar County Courthouse Annex in downtown Paris, Texas.

Photograph of the Lamar County Courthouse east entrance in downtown Paris, Texas. The cornerstone from the 1896 courthouse at this location is incorporated in the lower-right of the portico. The courthouse has Classic Revival-style architecture, however the entrances are designed similar to the Romanesque style of the old courthouse. The portico has Roman arched openings, short (Syrian) columns, polished red granite columns with carved stone capitals and bases. This offers continuity from old to new and creates a building with mixed styles of architecture.

Photograph of Lamar County Veterans' Memorial located on the courthouse lawn.

Photograph of Wold War I Veterans Memorial on the south east courthouse lawn.

Photograph of Confederate Veteran Memorial Statue on the courthouse lawn in Paris, Texas. Besides the statue of a soldier, there are busts of four Confederate leaders around the base, sculpted by Coppini.

Photograph of a water tower in Paris, Texas. Another building is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of three veteran memorial markers on the southeast courthouse lawn, in front of the 1910 Lamar County Courthouse annex.

Photograph of the City Water Tower, behind a building, in downtown Paris, Texas

Photograph of the Classical Revival style First National Bank building in downtown Paris, Texas.

Photograph of a sign and traffic lights at Bonham Street in Paris, Texas. A truck is visible to the right, and there is a brick building to the left.

Photograph of street signs at the corner of 1st Northwest and West Houston Streets in the historical downtown district of Paris, Texas. A one-way sign is visible under it. Two busts of old men are visible in the background, and there is a tree to the right.

Photograph of a tree in front of the Lamar County courthouse in Paris, Texas.

Photograph of street signs and veterans' memorials on the courthouse lawn in Paris, Texas.

Photograph of one corner of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas. The street signs on the corner read "1st SW" and "Bonham." Some storefronts around the square are visible as well as part of the memorial fountain on the plaza proper. The Peoples National Bank building is in the background, center.

Photograph of the southwest corner of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas.The Culbertson Fountain is in Plaza Square in the center if the photograph.

Photograph of a red car on a road in Paris, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background, and there are trees on a lawn to the left.

Photograph of a State Historical Survey Committee plaque on the First National Bank building in downtown Paris, Texas.

Photograph of Highway 82 west from downtown Paris, Texas. It is also known as Bonham Avenue.

Photograph of buildings on the west side of Plaza Square in downtown Paris, Texas including signs that mark the highways.