statesman Jose Antonio Navarro by Richardphotos

Photography • Historical • posted on Nov 29, 2008

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I took this last Wednesday.the city was named after Navarro's fathers home place Corsica Navarro County Courthouse Address: 300 W. Third Ave. City: Corsicana County: Navarro Year Marker Erected: 1983 Marker Text: Navarro County was created in 1846 by an act of the first Texas Legislature. It was named for early statesman Jose Antonio Navarro (1795-1871), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The first county seat was established at the home of William R. Howe, an early settler on the Chambers Creek in present-day Ellis County. In 1848, Corsicana was designated the seat of government, and temporary offices were set up in the home of pioneer Hampton McKinney. The second temporary courthouse for Navarro County was a log cabin located on the corner of West First Avenue and Twelfth Street. A second courthouse, built at this site in 1853, burned in 1855, requiring the construction of a third building. In 1880, Austin architect F. E. Ruffini designed a fourth courthouse for Navarro County. The elaborately ornate building proved too small for the needs of the growing county, and a shifting foundation caused the structure to be condemned in 1904. The present courthouse was designed by architect J. E. Flanders of Dallas. Constructed of red Burnet granite and gray brick, it was completed in 1905. The Beaux Arts Classical Revival structure features a clock dome and a pedimental entryway with free-standing Ionic columns. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1983 http://www.forttours.com/pages/hmnavarro.asp thanks for viewing and any comments

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LudyMelltSekher

8:48PM | Sat, 29 November 2008

Hello my dear friend, This is truly beautiful, Absolutely fantastic!.Wonderful work an excellent photography as usual, Congratulations! It is a real pleasure to visit your gallery. A million stars****Happy weekend. Hug and giant kiss in Your heart.Luminous blesing. Ludy

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