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Sunset South of Paris,Texas

Photograph of sunset off of Highway 19 south of Paris.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse Cornerstone

Photograph of 1917 architect and builders engraved face of the cornerstone in down town Paris,Texas.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Downtown Street Signs in 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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse 1896 Cornerstone

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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse Corner

Photograph of the southeast corner of the Lamar County Courthouse in downtown Paris, Texas including the upper stone detail near the roof. The style of this courthouse is in a universal "Classic" style; however, it has Romanesque features on the first floor level that echoes the 1896 courthouse destroyed by the 1916 fire.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse

Photograph of the southeast corner of the Lamar County Courthouse in downtown Paris, Texas. The upper floors are in the Classic Revival style.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse Exterior

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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse Exterior

Photograph of the west end of south side of building of the 1917 Lamar County Courthouse.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse

Photograph of the Lamar County Courthouse Annex in downtown Paris, Texas.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse Annex

Photograph of connection between Lamar County Courthouse and the west annex in down town Paris, Texas, including an annex entrance door. The annex exterior was built to be a close match to the courthouse exterior.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse Entrance

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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paris Texas First National Bank Building

Photograph of upper southeast corner of the 1916 First National Bank building located on the Plaza Square in down town Paris,Texas.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Veterans' Memorial

Photograph of Lamar County Veterans' Memorial located on the courthouse lawn.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County World War I Memorial

Photograph of Wold War I Veterans Memorial on the south east courthouse lawn.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Courthouse

Photograph of the light fixture above the south entrance of the Lamar County Courthouse in downtown Paris, Texas.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Confederate Memorial Statue

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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Paris, Texas Water Tower]

Photograph of a water tower in Paris, Texas. Another building is visible in the foreground.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamar County Veterans' Memorials

Photograph of three veteran memorial markers on the southeast courthouse lawn, in front of the 1910 Lamar County Courthouse annex.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paris Texas Water Tower

Photograph of the City Water Tower, behind a building, in downtown Paris, Texas
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

1916 First National Bank Building

Photograph of the Classical Revival style First National Bank building in downtown Paris, Texas.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bonham Street in 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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Street Signs in Paris, Texas]

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.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tree in Front of Courthouse]

Photograph of a tree in front of the Lamar County courthouse in Paris, Texas.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History

Paris Texas First National Bank Building

Photograph of First National Bank building in down town Paris,Texas, upper corner detail.
Date: November 13, 2008
Creator: Bell, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History