Location – Brownsville
Architect – J. N. Preston
built – 1882/83
Cameron County has 3 standing courthouses. The modern courthouse – where district court is held. The 1912 Courthouse – where the County Commissioner’s Court is held. Both are displayed in the County Collections – Cameron County.
This courthouse date from the 1880’s , missing its tower and front porch and currently serves as the Masonic lodge in Brownsville. The tower was knocked down by a hurricane.
The photo to the left is an early drawing of the complete
1882 Cameron County Courthouse downloaded from
Texas Escapes.com.
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Return to Cameron County Courthouse