Jim Wells County Courthouse

Alice, Texas



Photo: Robert Deering 1974

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Completed - 1912
Architect - Atlee B. Ayres


COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1912

COUNTY NAMED FOR: James B. Wells, Jr., who played an important role in the economic development of the lower Rio Grande Valley.

COUNTY SEATS: One - Bandana, which was renamed Alice.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:  Alice King Kleberg.

COURTHOUSES: One - 1912

STANDING: One -1912 Texas Renaissance courthouse built of concrete and brick. Wings were added in 1948.

LINKS: Jim Wells County