Starry Sky over the Jeff Davis County Courthouse - Fort Davis West Texas
by Silvio Ligutti
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Starry Sky over the Jeff Davis County Courthouse - Fort Davis West Texas
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Silvio Ligutti
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Behold the unbelievably dark skies of West Texas! Up to this moment, I though the skies around Enchanted Rock and the Texas Hill Country were dark, but as they say, "everything's relative." Nothing rivals the darkness of this area of the country, so much so that chosen site for the McDonald Observatory is a few miles away high up in the Davis Mountains. Passing cars provided the perfect illumination for the facade of this architectural jewel.
Information taken from texascourthouses.com:
"The 1911 Jeff Davis County Courthouse occupies the courthouse square in downtown Fort Davis, Texas, bounded by Court Street, Front Street, Woodward Avenue and State Street (SH 17). Surrounded by landscaping of primarily native county plants, this building exhibits features typical of governmental buildings constructed during the early 20th century. The 3-story stone and concrete Classical Revival courthouse has a rectangular plan, projecting entrance porticoes and a prominent cupola that serves as a clock tower. The building reflects a simplified classicism evident in projecting 2-story Doric porticoes that dominate the north and south elevations, an unadorned pediment, full entablature with strong cornice-line, and a symmetrical rectangular plan. The octagonal, domed cupola is characteristic of Beaux Arts classicism, with paired Doric pilasters separating arched openings and a prominent cornice emphasizing recessed round clock faces in the dome. The building is in fair condition and in need of numerous minor repairs, but it retains a high degree of integrity."
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