Doorway Into the Past

The National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Bandera County, Texas Courthouse begins with the statement The th...

Two months after I started writing this blog in 2013 I posted about the  Texas & Pacific Railroad Hospital  I had discovered on a visit ...

South entrance - the original doors and transoms have been replaced  Each of the Texas Courthouses have an interesting story or two to...

Old buildings may seem boring and useless to some people, but those of us that love them know that while many buildings can be very inter...

On this day in 1836 a pre-dawn attack by Santa Anna's forces breached the walls of the old mission compound and the defenders inside w...

   Northside of building on left, with partial west side visible on right. Note the two balconies of the large apartment (looking northwes...

The Caldwell County Courthouse clock tower stands high above the surrounding buildings signalling to approaching visitors that they are n...