The Heart of Bexar County

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B e x a r C o u n t y C o m m i s s i o n e r C o u r t F 3
CONTENTS FOREWORD ...........................................................................................................7 I. EVOLUTION OF THE CITY HALL AND THE COURTHOUSE .................................8 II. RESTORATION OF CITY HALL AND THE MUNICIPAL PLAZA BUILDING.................14 III. THE DECLINE OF THE COURTHOUSE ...................................................................18 IV. THE HIDALGO FOUNDATION ................................................................................23 V. THE FIRST PHASE, THE EXTERIOR .......................................................................27 VI. THE CHILDREN’S COURT ............................................................................30 VII. THE FIRST RESTORED COURTROOM..............................................................34 VIII. THE COURTYARD AND MAIN PLAZA .............................................................37 IX. LADY JUSTICE ...........................................................................................40 X. THE DOUBLE HEIGHT COURTROOM..............................................................45 XI. THE REMOVAL OF THE GONDECK ADDITIONS ...............................................51 XII. BEXAR COUNTY ARCHIVES BUILDING ...........................................................56 XIII. BEXAR COUNTY HERITAGE CENTER ............................................................60 XIV. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................65 4 F T H E H E A R T O F B E X A R C O U N T Y
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS C O U N T Y N E L
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APPENDIX A A R C H I T E C T S & C
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APPENDIX C A R C H I T E C T S & C
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