Collectibles
Nacogdoches Past
- Item Number
- 241
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 125 USD to cbeaz
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
This package includes:
* Framed print of Old Nacogdoches Court House, reproduction of original pen and ink by Larry Patterson, 1986. Beautifully framed and matted in a black 25x20" wood frame by Harold Coats of Coats Gallery.
The fourth of the Nacogdoches County courthouses was begun in 1911 and completed in 1912 at the site of the oldest known cemetery in Nacogdoches, a Catholic cemetery started in 1802. This courthouse replaced the 1856 courthouse. It was built at the corner of South Street and West Main on the “Berry lot” offered to the county be E. A. Blount.
The building was constructed of concrete and tan-colored brick with 3 rows of full size windows. The bottom row of smaller windows was for the “basement” which at one time contained the offices of the constable and justice of the peace, the court’s library, and a storage area. The first and second floors contained more offices for county officials plus a 2 story courtroom at the southwest corner. (This courtroom had curved rows of seats for observers.) The third floor had a dormitory for jurors. The jurors could use a spiral staircase to get from their deliberation room to the dormitory. This fourth courthouse for the county was a two-story brick and concrete office-style structure with three rows of windows. It was located on the southwest corner of Main and North Streets.
* Nacogdoches, Texas A Pictorial History. 192-page 9x11" hardback book, autographed by famous Nacogdoches writer and professor of history, author Dr. Archie P. McDonald. Photos selected by R.G. and Ouida Whitaker Dean. First edition, 1996. 192 pages. Lavishly illustrated with black and white images throughout the history of the Oldest Town in Texas.
Item Special Note
This Pictorial History is no longer in print and is not available to the public. This copy is ever more rare - it features a heavy slip cover that matches the hardcover book exterior. Originally valued at $100, (compared to regular copies at $40) the actual trade value could be considerably higher.
Coats Gallery
112 East Main Street
Nacogdoches, TX 75961-5256
(936) 560-5844
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