Photograph of repaired and repainted windows on the north side of the second floor of the 1891 Colorado County Courthouse restoration project. The window and walls are covered with metal scaffolding.

Photograph of the side of a box behind a chain link fence with a logo and the text, "Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc. P.O. Box 69, New Lexington, Ohio 43764. 'The crowning touch for over a century.'"

Photograph of a double window on the north side of the first floor that has been repaired and repainted for the 1891 Colorado Courthouse Restoration Project.

Photograph of the inside of the west entrance door of the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. Sign on doors advises to use north exit only. Marble floors, double entry doors with a wide transom, and brass light fixture.

Photograph of a doorway and wooden stairs inside of the Colorado County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. A floral light fixture hangs over the entryway.

Photograph of the entrance to a courtroom in the Colorado County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. Double doors are set into a wall with wood paneling. Two light fixtures hang down over the carpeted floor. Chairs and a desk line the wall.

Photograph of a green Tiffany glass dome in the ceiling of the Colorado County courthouse.

Photograph of a light fixture hanging down from an ornate target pattern on a ceiling within the Colorado County courthouse of Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of light fixtures hanging over a courtroom in the Colorado County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. Benches sit in the foreground while chairs are surrounded by a wooden fence.

Photograph of the ceiling in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. A light fixture hangs down in front of a window.

Photograph of the jury box in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of a green Tiffany glass dome inside of the Colorado County courthouse.

Photograph of three side chairs in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courtroom in down town Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of four wooden chairs sitting against a low wooden gate inside of the Colorado County courthouse.

Photograph of a wall light fixture in the district courtroom in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in down town Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of a stairway in the interior of the Colorado County courthouse. The wooden stairs wind past windows and off white-walls. A small chandelier hangs on the wall under the landing over the floor above.

Photograph of restoration in progress on the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. The view is of the north side of the courthouse facing U.S. Highway 90. Scaffolding covers the stone building.

Photograph of a construction crane operating on the northwest courthouse lawn. The crane is lifting bundles of tiles to the roof level.

Photograph of the north entry hall of the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in down town Columbus, Texas. The interior features detailed woodwork, tall transom doors, arched hall decoration, brass light fixtures, marble floors, and historic photographs on the walls.

Photograph of an ornamental Jack-in-the-pulpit in the east to west hall of the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. The golden plant is inlaid into the wall near a banister.

Photograph of east-west hall in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. The hall is lined with courthouse furniture and a glass display cabinet on the right side with the operating clock mechanism for the tower clocks.

Photograph of a temporary courtroom on the first floor in the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas.

Photograph of a restoration project under way on the 1890 - 1891 Classic Revival style Colorado County courthouse in down town Columbus, Texas. The original design was Classic Revival Style, with a clock and bell tower. A tornado toppled the tower and buried the bell in the lawn. The clock and bell tower were replaced with a dome and clocks. Re-modeled in the 1930s with out many changes of outside appearance. Today the Colorado County courthouse is still an example of the Classic Revival style.

Photograph of the restoration of the 1891 Colorado County courthouse in downtown Columbus, Texas. Metal scaffolding stands against the walls of the stone building. A clock face sits against a chain link fence on the lawn below.