High-rise Criminal Courthouse in Downtown Houston

Harris County Family Law Center (front) and Criminal Justice Center (back)

1201 Franklin, Houston, TX 77002

Franklin Street looking West: Old Jail, Criminal Justice Center (right)
(Sep 17, 2016 photo)

Top of South-facing facade of Criminal Courthouse - Harris County, Texas (Houston)
(9/15/2016 photo)

Harris County Criminal Justice Center seen from Main Street Bridge at UHD

San Jacinto St Northbound - Family Law Center - Criminal Justice Center - Old Jail Building  (Sep 15, 2016 photo)

Buffalo Bayou - Main Street Bridge - Harris County Jail Facility - Criminal Justice Complex with high-rise courthouse 

Dome of Houston Appeals Courts (former Harris County Courthouse)

Courthouse Rotunda with Tempietto 

The old Harris County Courthouse, built in 1910 and renovated a few years ago, is today the seat of two state appellate courts: The First Court of Appeals and the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. 

It also has a ceremonial courtroom.  

Architectural jewel in Downtown Houston:

The Historic Harris County Courthouse 

See Texas Historical Commission web page here

Scales of justice and law book symbolism on facade of courthouse 

Stained-glassed  cupola seen from inside, looking up 

Houston Bar Association (HBA) Historical Marker at the Courthouse 

1910 Harris County Courthouse after restoration (Aug 2016 photo) 

Houston-area retundas and domes

Houston Courts of Appeals (1st and 14th) in Old Harris County Courthouse

Fannin Street Courthouse 

1910 Harris County Courthouse Historical Marker
(Texas Historical Commission)