Webb County Courthouse, County courthouse in Laredo, Texas, US
The Webb County Courthouse is a judicial building in Laredo featuring yellow brick walls, white stone trim, and red mansard roofs with Mediterranean-style floor tiles throughout. The interior contains ornamental wrought iron staircases and substantial wood doors fitted with brass hardware.
In 1907 Webb County advertised a contest for a new courthouse; San Antonio architect Alfred Giles submitted the winning design on February 27, 1907. The Beaux-Arts building was completed in 1909 for $46,918, and a cornerstone records the contractor H. Sparbert and Giles. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
In 2010, to mark the courthouse's centennial, Webb County held an art contest judged by County Judge Danny Valdez and Javier Santos of the Fernando A. Salinas Charitable Trust Fund. The winning design by Jocelyn Rivera became a stained glass window installed on the third floor. A separate stained glass window shows Justice holding the scales.
The courthouse sits downtown and is easily accessible on foot from the main commercial area. Note that this is an active courthouse, so access to certain interior spaces may be limited depending on court schedules.
The 1909 cornerstone names contractor H. Sparbert and architect Alfred Giles. In 2010, a county art contest for the courthouse centennial chose Jocelyn Rivera's design, unveiled by County Judge Danny Valdez and Javier Santos of the Fernando A. Salinas Charitable Trust Fund; it became a stained glass window on the third floor.
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