Harris County Courthouse (1910) (Explored)

            The 1910 Harris County Courthouse is a six story structure of neo-classical design topped by a prominent clerestory drum and dome. It occupies an entire city block, called Courthouse Square, in the oldest section of downtown Houston near Allen's Landing. This square has served as the site of the seat of government in Harris County since 1837.  It is the fifth courthouse to stand in Courthouse Square on a site set aside for that purpose by the Allen brothers, founders of Houston. The site and the building have figured prominently in the history of Houston and Harris County.  When Augusts C. Allen and John K. Allen laid out Houston, the charter they secured specified that "the town was to encompass nine square miles with the courthouse in the center." The Allens donated the courthouse site with the stipulation that ownership would revert to their heirs were it ever used for any other purpose.                 
   

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Camera:	Sony ILCE-6000
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	16mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	PaintShop Pro 25.00
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