Bexar County Courthouse

San Antnio, Texas

Photo: Robert Deering 9/15/2003

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1892 Courthouse

Completed - 1988
Architects - Ford, Powell, & Carson Inc.;
Joneskell Architects, Inc.; Saldana & Associates, Inc.

COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1836

COUNTY NAMED FOR: The name Bexar was commonly applied to the presidio of San Antonio de Béxar and the villa of San Fernando de Béxar, which developed into the present city of San Antonio, as well as to the municipality from which modern Bexar County evolved.

COUNTY SEATS: One - San Antonio

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:  The town grew out of San Antonio de Béxar Presidio, founded 1718, and the villa of San Fernando de Béxar, chartered by Canary Islanders in 1731.

COURTHOUSES: Five -1837, 1850, 1882, 1892, and 1988.

STANDING: Two -1892 Romanesque Revival building made of red granite, with a unique beehive tower. There have been numerous additions dating from 1928. The 1988

LINKS: Bexar County