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Wilson County Court House
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| In 1852, there was a argument over which town
would have the county courthouse. It was decided that Lodi would have the
courthouse, but that building was destroyed by fire in 1883. When Floresville finally
became able to have the permanent courthouse, they built a large wood courthouse that
burned down in 1884. There is a large black safe that is in the courthouse hallway
that saved many documents when the first courthouse burned down in 1884. After the courthouse burned down, they built a huge courthouse that still stands today. This building was designed by Alfred Giles in 1884. It is made of stuccoed brick. To me, one of the strangest things is its "T" shape floor plan. One of the county's citizens once said, "Look at the scales of that Lady Justice; they're crooked. That proves there is no justice in Wilson County." That seemed to be a rather strange remark coming from one of the county's own citizens. There are two levels in the courthouse, and many types of trials happen there. Most of this information comes from The
Courthouse Story Courthouses of Texas, as photographed by Mildred
Stinson Brown and Lucile Stinson, c. 1998-2000
Mildred L. Brown Wilson County Courthouse, Floresville , Texas
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