Waco for three decades, a 16panel mural lining the first floor rotunda of the mclennan county courthouse has gone largely unnoticed. For information about reproducing, publishing, and citing material from this collection, as well as access to the original items, see. Mclennan county was established by the texas legislature on january 22, 1850, and named for neil mclennan, one of the early settlers. Baptist church born bosque brazos building built capt cattle cave cedar civil comanche copperas cove coryell county coryell creek cotton belt cotton belt railway courthouse cow house davenport eagle springs early east erath established evant farm farmer fence fire fort gates frank frontier gates gatesville groceries herd highway hills horse. Lavaca county historical commission historical conference information, books for sale, etc. It was on the southwest corner of the square, at south third street. In 2002, before passing away, retired judge bill logue shared some of his memories of events at themclennan county courthouse. County courthouse edit edit source mclennan county courthouse 501 washington avenue waco, texas 76701 phone. Located in central north dakota, the county has a population of about 10,000. Mclennan county courthouse just before the primaries. Mclennan county court in waco, tx court information. Constructed 19011902, the mclennan county courthouse was designed by j. Bell county settlement began on lampasas river, 1847. Depending on local laws and specific court policies, exemptions may include persons over age 70, and those having recently served on a jury usually within years depending on county policy.
Mclennan county bankruptcy court bankruptcy courthouse. Casa of mclennan county is part of a national volunteer movement that began in 1977 when judge david soukup in seattle decided he needed to know more about the children whose lives were in his hands. Casa of mclennan countys vision is a casa for every abused and neglected child in the foster care system. This address should be used for package, express, and courier deliveries. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the national register of historic places in mclennan county, texas. I visited mclennan county and photographed the courthouse in waco on october 1, 2010, december 7, 2011, may 8, 2015, april 9, 2016 and july 20, 2018 mclennan county courthouse 1876 a second empire design by local architect w. Mclean county, north dakota was founded in 1883, six years before north dakota achieved statehood. Farm security administrationoffice of war information.
Mclennan county courthouse just before the primary. The tax sale is separate from any other foreclosure sales held at the same time on the courthouse steps. Also biographical mention of many of the pioneers and prominent citizens of the present time, and fullpage portraits. Uvalde county was created 8 february 1850 from bexar county, and organized in february 1856. The mclennan county courthouse is located on courthouse square with the entrance facing washington avenue and is a recorded texas historic landmark. Architectural photography, mclennan county, postcards, texas, texas historic buildings, uncategorized posted on march 6, 2018 texas has changed quite a bit over the years, as is readily seen in our vast photograph and postcard collections. The mclean county courthouse is home to most mclean county government agencies. Fourth street will intersect washington avenue, where you turn left. Historic mclennan county, an illustrated history mclennan county, texas. Federal census mortality schedules, 18501880 mclennan county source.
Containing a history of this important section of the great state of texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects. Texas death certificates, 19031982 includes mclennan county source. Mclennan county courthouse institute for oral history. There are four districts, 18 individual properties, and one former property listed on the national register in the county. Today, the building remains an emblem of pride and justice, a link to the county s history and a. Gallagher later the first chief justice of the tenth court of appeals foresaw that the legislature might in the future create a court of civil appeals for central texas to sit in waco. This website is to provide information about mclennan county, texas with a common world wide address with other texas counties in our any county, texas. Central texas, reprinted histories and biographies family history library periodical source index index to 3. Welcome to mclennan county, texas presented by online. Hood county embraces 425 square miles of the north central plains of texas. The county is located in the central area of the state. One hundred years later, in september 2002, mclennan county residents celebrated the centennial of their fourth courts building, a magnificent renaissance revival courthouse crowned with statues of eagles as well as themis, justitia and liberty. We support and promote the waco mclennan county library as they work to better our entire community.
Mclennan county before 1980 family history library mclennan county, texas, reprinted biographies. Historic mclennan county, an illustrated history mclennan. Provided are web links to public health sources, public schools, cities, post offices, churches, colleges, weather, news, businesses, the official county website, along with a user friendly. Friends of the waco mclennan county library, waco, tx. The mural depicts the history of waco as the community.
Controversy born over courthouse mural houston chronicle. Mclennan county courthouse the portal to texas history. Granbury, the county seat, is fortyone miles southwest of fort worth on u. The bankruptcy courts are spread out over ninety different judicial districts across the states. Archives history the mclennan county archives is housed in the old southwestern bell telephone building at the corner of 9th street and washington ave. We support and promote the wacomclennan county library as they work to better our entire community. So that it might be preserved for the use of future generations, mclennan county invested in two major courthouse restoration projects within the last decade. The county was named for neil mclennan, an early settler. A handful of community members completed the first advocate training class in 1994. Rootsweb please, add your favorite websites to this page. As a result, the waco rape crisis center was founded and ultimately expanded to an umbrella agency, the advocacy center for crime victims and children, with four programs including casa of mclennan county. Digital book on line at the portal to texas history.
The court is located on the fourth floor of the mclennan county courthouse, 501 washington avenue, room 415, waco, texas 7670173. The county government was organized in august 1850 with waco as its county seat. A memorial and biographical history of mclennan, falls, bell and coryell counties, texas. Mclennan county, texas 501 washington avenue waco, tx 76701 phone. Mclennan county, texas genealogy familysearch wiki. Mclennan county is named for neil mclennan, who was an early settler. Inventory of records housed in the uvalde county courthouse as of 19361937. Today, the building remains an emblem of pride and justice, a link to the countys history and a. In the state of texas, there are possible exemptions for full time students enrolled in a college institution, caregivers of children under ten. Friends of the wacomclennan county library facebook.
Friends of the wacomclennan county library, waco, tx. Includes general index with some volumes individually indexed. Historic mclennan county, an illustrated history mclennan county, texas on. Jun 30, 2002 waco for three decades, a 16panel mural lining the first floor rotunda of the mclennan county courthouse has gone largely unnoticed. Conducted by a deputy constable, the tax sale is held on the first tuesday of the month at 2. Hood county the handbook of texas online texas state. The original red brick, 3 story building was building in 1916 for the texas telephone company. Western district of texas handles bankruptcy cases arising from mclennan county. Mcdonald, retired deceased updated by chief justice tom gray when the mclennan county courthouse was built in 1901, county judge j. The building was erected by tom lovell, contractor, and construction was supervised by w. Each bankruptcy court has a matching district court. Usgenweb archives project lavaca county research materials. Tjb 10th coa about the court frequently asked questions.
From ih35, take the fourth street exit and go towards downtown waco. The first mclennan county courthouse, built in 1852, was located on the waco city square. The county seat, waco, had been founded as an outpost of the texas rangers. Black jack springs baptist church fayette county, tex. Built during prosperous times, it is the fourth courthouse in the countys history. Historic mclennan county, an illustrated history mclennan county. Mclennan county was created by the texas legislature in 1850 out of milam county. National register of historic places listings in mclennan. Until recently, we were probably best known for providing online versions of the family maps and texas land survey maps book series, but that perception has changed since the release of our revolutionary first landowners project. Mclennan county texas genealogy and history presented by.
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