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Galveston County
Justice Center
Galveston, Texas |
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Completed -
1966 Architect - Raymond Rapp, Jr. & Ben Koten Photos: Robert Deering 9/21/2007 |
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 1898 Courthouse Architect - Messer, Sanguinet, & Messer Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 2006 Justice Center |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1839
COUNTY NAMED FOR: José de Evia, who charted the Texas coast in 1785, named Galveston Bay in honor of Bernardo de Gálvez, the viceroy of Mexico.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Galveston.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county
COURTHOUSES: Seven - 1838, 1856, 1875, 1892, 1898, 1966, and 2006
STANDING: Two -
- 1966 Modern concrete and steel building
- 2006 Modern building made of concrete, brick, and stone with reflective glass.
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1966 Courthouse
Photo: Robert Deering 1974
