Ellis County Courthouse
Waxahachie, Texas (Population 29,621)
Built: 1897
Photographed: 2005
This is the one that started it all. In my opinion it's the most awesome courthouse in Texas. Not only is it an awesomely foreboding building, but there are 45 faces hidden in the facades. It is also one of only about 40 houses in Texas that have a functioning clock and bell tower. The architect (J. Riely Gordon) designed several houses in Texas and he was a straight running badass for dreaming up a building this cool looking. I also dig the fact that it is still a fully-functioning government building; a lot of towns have relegated their historic courthouses to landmark or museum status. Not this one. And that's cool.
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