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Brewster County Courthouse Alpine, Texas |
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![]() Photo: Robert Deering 9/2/2005 |
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Completed - 1887
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1887 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Henry P. Brewster, Republic of Texas secretary of war under David G. Burnet. COUNTY SEATS: One - Murphyville, which was changed to Alpine in 1888. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The region that is often referred to as the "Alps of Texas." COURTHOUSES: One - 1887 STANDING: One - 1887 Second Empire courthouse built of brick. LINKS: Brewster County |