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Texas County Courthouses:
140 Lamb County, Littlefield, Texas
Yuck!

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That looks like a high school...am I going to court or math class?

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The Richard and Grace Allen House
Dallas, Texas

The Richard and Grace Allen house was constructed in 1889 for Dr. RW Allen, a prominent Dallas physician, and his wife Grace, a leader in social and literary circles. This is the largest and best example of high style Queen Anne Victorian architecture in Dallas, and the building retains important original features such as the original stained glass windows, stylistic shingling, and porches.

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The Spanish Governor's Palace
San Antonio

The Spanish Governor's Palace was constructed in the early 18th century and restored in the 1930s. This National Historic Landmark represents the last visual remnants of the Presidio San Antonio de Bjar. The Presidio was established as the result of a rivalry between Spain and France in the early 1700s for dominance of the territory that is now a part of the southwestern United States.
To protect his claim against French encroachment, King Philip V of Spain ordered the governor of Coahuila and Texas, Don Martn de Alarcn, to build a mission and presidio at the headwaters of the San Antonio River and San Pedro Creek. On May 5, 1718, Alarcn established the Presidio San Antonio de Bjar to protect the newly established Mission San Antonio de Valero (later known as the Alamo).
It is the last visible trace of the 18th-century colonial Presidio San Antonio de Bxar complex, and the only remaining example in Texas of an aristocratic 18th-century Spanish Colonial intown residence.

You Had One Job
139

Better not be drunk and take the stairs

Maybe it's just me but when I hear palace and castle etc I always envision something much more grand than what they were.

139

SH 139 was canceled in 1948 and included in SH 7.

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STATE HIGHWAY SPUR NO. 139
Minute Order 050501, dated 01/25/1962; Adm. Cir. 025-1962, dated 02/01/1962
Paris Spur - Along the old route of SL 286 from 1.13 mile east of US 271, eastward to FM 195. (Lamar County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SS/SS0139.htm

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Texas County Courthouses:
139 Lamar County, Paris, Texas

Texas County Courthouses:
138 Knox County, Benjamin, Texas
"Benjamin" and "Knox"
Awesome!

138

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 138
Adm. Auth., dated 01/27/1988; Adm. Ltr. 008-1988
From SH 195, 1.0 mile north of Florence, westward approximately 6.3 miles to US 183. (Williamson County)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0138.htm

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trouble said:

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This one is DARK at 2am.

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Good thing the stars at night are big and bright!

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Cloud-Stark House
Gainesville Texas

"Constructed circa 1885, the house retains much of its original Victorian Italianate detailing as exemplified by its low pitch roof, off center cupola, broad eaves, and heavy brackets.

Constructed about 1885, the Cloud-Stark House stands as one of the oldest extant residences in Gainesville, Texas and is a vital physical link to the city's early prosperity as a cattle boom town during the late 1800s. The two story structure represents a rare example of Victorian Italianate architecture in the city even though an early 20th century Colonial Revival portico has somewhat altered the residence's original appearance. The house was also the birthplace of Rose Lewin Franken who later achieved fame as a novelist and playwright during the 1940s and 1950s. Purchased in 1906 by H.W. Stark, the structure has remained in the same family for over seventy-five years, and its current owner is planning to rehabilitate the building for use as law offices."

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The W.H. Stark House
Orange, Texas

Completed in 1894, The W.H. Stark House is a perfectly restored 15-room mansion in Orange, Texas, that was inhabited by the W.H. Stark family from 1894-1936. The three-story wood frame structure is constructed of cypress and longleaf yellow pine, a unique choice for the Southeast Texas area. The Victorian home with its many gables, galleries and distinctive windowed turret shows the influences of several architectural styles, most notably the Queen Anne style. The Stark House remained closed from 1936 until 1971, at which time a 10-year interior and exterior restoration process was commenced. In 1981, the House was opened to the public for guided tours. Further renovation was required after minor damage caused by Hurricane Rita in 2005.
Today, the 14,000 square-foot Stark House appears much as it did in the 1920s, filled with antique rugs, original textiles, custom-made Victorian furniture, silver, cut glass and antique porcelain. South of the main house is the original Carriage House, where two floors of collections amassed by the Stark family are displayed. This collection consists of American Brilliant Period cut glass, pressed and pattern glass, milk glass, porcelains, bronze and oriental objects, as well as other 18th and 19th century decorative accessories.
The W.H. Stark House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark by the Texas Historical Commission.

Texas County Courthouses:
137 Kleberg County, Kingsville, Texas

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137

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STATE HIGHWAY NO. 137
Minute Order 081947, dated 05/16/1984; Adm. Ltr. 006-1984, dated 06/15/1984
From US 385 northwest of Brownfield, southward via Lamesa, Stanton, and Big Lake to US 190, a distance of approximately 175 miles; and from another point on US 190 southeastward to SH 163, a distance of approximately 22 miles, a total approximate distance of 197 miles. (Terry, Dawson, Martin, Midland, Glasscock, Reagan and Crockett Counties)
https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0137.htm

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W.A. Strain farmhouse standing proud and tall on the prairie southeast of downtown Lancaster. In 2016, the farm is still owned and operated by descendants of the Strain family. The house has been completely and accurately restored since it was heavily damaged in the 1994 Lancaster Tornado, and is a jewel on the prairie.

The farm was purchased by W. A. Strain, a pioneer settler here, and in 2016 is still operated by his descendants as a working farm. Signs outside the farm and the home attest to its importance as a historical, agricultural, and cultural asset.

The state historic marker for the historic home at the farm reads as follows:
"W. A. STRAIN HOME
This residence was built for W. A. (1861 - 1907) and Minnie (White) Strain (1867 - 1957), whose pioneer family bought this property in 1846. Begun in 1895, the structure was completed in late 1896. Noted architect James E. Flanders of the Dallas firm of Flanders-Moad designed the frame Victorian house, with its ornate porch decoration and fishscale shingling. The Strain's son Ellis White (b. 1900) later occupied the home with his wife Ruth (Clark) (1902 - 1975) and their four daughters.