I would have to say that Brazos County is either at the top or close to it.
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Not only that, I don't think many people would disagree with me that it's one of the ugliest courthouses in the state, appearing as though it were designed by some Soviet-era architect with a fetish for concrete boxes.
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As if to advertise the building's deficiencies, even the requisite statue of Lady Justice next to the courthouse entrance holds aloft her traditional scales but wears no blindfold. The Houston Chronicle awhile back said that omission is "fodder for a rueful joke among defense attorneys. In Smith County, they say, justice is far from blind."
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Texas Renaissance style was a dominant design from about 1900 until the 1930s. The architecture combines other styles such as Renaissance Revival, Classical Revival and Italianate to form a style that is Texan in origin. The one dominant feature of this style of courthouse is the Texas elements that form parts of the building. These features boast the prowess and pride of an ever growing state.
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Titus County has technically had five courthouses. Four of them built prior to 1870. The fifth (and current) courthouse dates from 1895, although you'd never know it. Looking like a cross between the Battleship Texas and and a geometrically-challenged Mexican pyramid, the Titus County Courthouse is one you'll never forget.
Sometimes, facts need facing. Some buildings are just plain ugly. To borrow a phrase from Susan DuQuesnay Bankston, some buildings are so ugly "they'll wrinkle your pants if you walk in front of them." The current Titus County Courthouse is one of these. Calling it "The Ugliest Courthouse in Texas" is not done to be cruel - nor is it just our opinion. The words spring involuntarily from the lips of most first-time viewers. We've even heard it from several Titus Countians, and in fact, its ugliness is sometimes bragged about.