Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of the Courthouse Square in Newton, Texas.

Photograph of a historic property in Texas.

Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission plaque mounted on the outside wall of a building in Newton, Texas, about the First Christian Church of Lockhart.

Photograph of cars parked across the street from stores in Newton, Texas.

Photograph of a sign for the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program outside the Newton County Courthouse in Newton, Texas. Construction on a building is visible in the background.

Photograph of the exterior of the Newton County courthouse under construction, in Newton, Texas. A tall sign to the right marks the courthouse as a Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program project.

Photograph of construction in front of the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas. A water tower is visible to the right.

Photograph of the Newton County courthouse clock tower in Newton, Texas. Tree branches are visible in front of it.

Photograph of a small building with a "Geo-Systems USA" sign on front of it in front of the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas. A water tower is visible in the background, and there is a tree to the left.

Photograph of a tree in front of the Newton County courthouse, which is under construction, in Newton, Texas.

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

Photograph of a red trailer and other construction equipment in front of the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas. Trees are visible in the foreground.

Photograph of a pile of rubble in front of a chain link fence at the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas.

Photograph of a pile of rubble, including a wooden circle with a pattern cut out of the middle, in front of a chain link fence near the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas.

Photograph of a lamp post by a sidewalk in Newton, Texas. Buildings and trees are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Newton County courthouse and the construction around it, seen through a chain link fence, in Newton, Texas.

Photograph of several ladders leaning against the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas. A man stands on top of an awning to the left, and there is a red trailer to the right.

Photograph of a car parked in front of the W. H. Ford Male/Female College in Newton, Texas. The college is a two-story white clapboard house, with a sign hanging between two posts on the front porch advertising soup.

Photograph of the Newton County Veterans' Memorial Monument in Newton, Texas. The courthouse is visible in the background.

Photograph of a plaque bolted to the ground in Newton, Texas. It reads: "Appreciation 1998. Committee: R. V. Woods, President. Carmen Walker, Secretary. Elmer Marcontell, Treasurer. Archie Weeks, Chaplain. Mary E. Fortenberry, W. D. Smith, J. D. Miller, Charles Glover, Ike Inman, Ennis Washburn, Billy Frank Peters. Commissioners Court: Lon Sharver, County Judge. Milton Jarrell, Commissioner. Anderson White, Commissioner. Rosemary Johnson, Secretary. Weldon Wilkinson, Commissioner. Ricky Odom, Commissioner. Mary Cobb, County Clerk. Karen Fuller, Kay Kay Fancher, Sandra Bishop, County Clerk Office Staff. Glenn Mitchell, Newton County News. Bobby Ross Group, Jim Adams, Jay Wilkerson, Clifford L. Breaux, Draftsman. American Legion Post #158, Smith Monument Co."

Photograph of a veterans' monument near the Newton County courthouse in Newton, Texas.