Photograph of 1894 Penn Building on Main Street of the Courthouse Square in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County courthouse clock tower from the south. The clock tower is nine stories tall.

Photograph of the clock and bell tower of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse. A sculptures of eagles are perched on each side of the roof.

Photograph of base of the tower and roof ridge, with an eagle sculpture perched on it, on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. A close up view of the detailed stone work on the tower base and one of the four eagle that grace the roof.

Photograph of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission Marker on the lawn of the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of a typical entrance set in an inside corner on the 1895 Ellis County Courthouse in downtown Waxahachie, Texas. There are four main entrances set on the cardinal points of the compass. The Romanesque building was designed by architect James Riley Gordon. The building is massive limestone in gray for the foundation and Burnet limestone for structure, columns of rose colored granite columns, Pecos Red sandstone was used for arches, columns, and string courses. There are eagles and gargoyles for ornamentation.

Photograph of the 100 East Main Street entrance to the Rogers Hotel in downtown Waxahatchie, Texas. It is a four story brick building with a recessed wall above the entrance.

Photograph of the old red brick Atascosa County jail building, seen from across the street, in Jourdanton, Texas. A red truck is parked to the left, and trees are visible around the jail.

Photograph of an arch above a window on the exterior of the Karnes County courthouse in Karnes City, Texas.

Photograph of an architectural detail beneath a window on the exterior of the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas.

Photograph of an architectural detail on the exterior of the Lavaca County courthouse in Hallettsville, Texas.

Photograph of an architectural detail on the exterior of the Lavaca County courthouse in Hallettsville, Texas.

Photograph of a stone archway on the exterior of the Lavaca County courthouse in Hallettsville, Texas. A flag pole is visible in front of the courthouse.

Photograph of the exterior of the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas. There are short palm trees on the courthouse lawn, and several cars are parked in the lot.

Photograph of the exterior of the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas, showing the top few floors.

Photograph of a close-up of the cornerstone of the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas.

Photograph of one of the cornerstones on the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas. It lists H. T. Phelps of San Antonio as the architect, and Gordon Jones as the contractor.

Photograph of the cornerstone on the red brick Atascosa County jail in Jourdanton, Texas.

Photograph of a large audience sitting in a courtroom in the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas, seen through the glass windows of the door in the foreground.

Photograph looking upward at a balcony and window on the second floor exterior of the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas.

Photograph of the detail of the columns on the balcony of the Ellis County courthouse in Waxahachie, Texas.

Photograph of a second-story window and a third-story balcony on a turret at the corner of the Atascosa County courthouse in Jourdanton, Texas.

Photograph of a green bannister at the base of a staircase in a building in Karnes City, Texas.