
For many years, the design of the 1890 Bandera County Courthouse was attributed to Benjamin Franklin Trester, who reportedly sold the plans to the county for $5. Even the historic marker on the building says that was the case! However, it seems that Trester didn’t design the building after all – watch the video below to find out more, and also learn about a group of early Bandera County settlers!
(The video is a recording of an
The First Bandera County Courthouse (1869) The 1881 Bandera County Jail
Designed by Alfred Giles
Finding the 1890 Bandera County Courthouse and the Old Bandera County Courthouse and Jail:
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