Photograph of a car parked by a tree in front of the Fort Bend County Jane Long building in Richmond, Texas.

Photograph of the exterior of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. There are several trees and benches on the courthouse lawn.

Photograph of a two-story gray house with green shutters and a green and white picket fence. A red banner advertising the Moore Home Candlelight Tour hangs from the fence.

Photograph of a red brick building housing St. John's United Methodist Church in Richmond, Texas. There are trees in front of the church, and cars are parked to the right.

Photograph of a statue of Mirabeau B. Lamar in front of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. Another statue is visible on the top of the courthouse's dome in the background.

Photograph of the side of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. There is a dome on the top of the courthouse to the left, and a statue is visible on the far right.

Photograph of four white columns at the front of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas.

Photograph of the front doors to the Fort Bend County courthouse, seen through two white columns, in Richmond, Texas. A Texas Historical Commission plaque is visible to the right of the doors.

Photograph of a detail of two columns on the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. The columns have been covered in white Christmas lights, and several windows are visible in the background.

Photograph of a stone carving on the wall in between two windows on the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas.

Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission plaque mounted on the wall of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas, detailing the building's architecture.

Photograph of a set of wooden double doors leading into the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. A Texas Historical Commission plaque about the courthouse is mounted to the wall to the right.

Photograph of the cornerstone of a building in Richmond, Texas. The cornerstone reads: "C. H. Page Jr. & Bro. Architects. Texas Building Co. Builders. J. T. Taylor Prest." Shrubs are visible to the left.

Photograph of a cornerstone on a building in Richmond, Texas. It reads: "D. R. Peareson, County Judge. J. R. Farmer, Comm'r Prec't No. 1. R. B. Marshall, " " 2. W. T. Bertrand, " " 3. J. C. Hunken, " " 4".

Photograph of a war memorial in Richmond, Texas, made up of three stone slabs. The tall middle slab reads: "In memory of all who died in the defense of our country. Sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of Fort Bend County, Texas, November 11, 1990. Paid for by citizens of Fort Bend County". The slab to the right has a list of casualties from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Panama, the Iraq War, and one prisoner of war. The slab to the left is mostly empty, but has one name as a casualty in Afghanistan. Cars and buildings are visible in the background.

Photograph of a tall building in Richmond, Texas. There are cars parked in front of it, and a tree is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of two domes on top of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. Trees are visible on the courthouse lawn.

Photograph of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas, seen from the back. There is a statue on top of a dome to the left, and another dome is visible to the right.

Photograph of a green dome on top of the Ford Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. A tree is visible to the right.

Photograph of the back entrance to the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. Cars are parked in the lot behind the courthouse, and two domes are visible in the background.

Photograph of a white clapboard house with a picket fence in Richmond, Texas. A sign hangs from the fence in front of the house, and another house is visible in the background.

Photograph of cars in the parking lot in front of the Fort Bend Museum in Richmond, Texas. The museum is visible in the background, and there is a sign on top of the fence.

Photograph of the exterior of the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas. Two domes are visible, one with a statue on top of it, and there are cars parked in the lot to the right.

Photograph of a statue on top of a green dome on the Fort Bend County courthouse in Richmond, Texas.