The late Dr. Robert E. Veselka was a professional geographer and native Texan with lifelong interests in the state's architecture, landscape, and history.

• Foreword1. The Courthouse Square in Texas2. From Land Policy to County Seats and Squares3. Anglo-American Courthouse Squares4. Origins of the Anglo-American Courthouse Squares5. Squares Derived from Spanish Precedents and Other Planning Traditions6. Origins of Squares Derived from Spanish Precedents and Other Planning Traditions7. The Centripetal Role of the Courthouse Square8. Symbolism and Social Activity at the Courthouse Square9. AfterwordAppendix 1. Texas Counties and County SeatsAppendix 2. Block Patterns, Features, and Roles of Texas Courthouse SquaresAppendix 3. A Note on Sources and MethodsBibliographyIndex

"This book breaks new ground in the interpretation of Texas townscapes... It could serve as a 'field guide' to Texas courthouse squares." oRichard V. Francaviglia, author of Main Street Revisited: Time, Space, and Image Building in Small Town America

The late Dr. Robert E. Veselka was a professional geographer and native Texan with lifelong interests in the state's architecture, landscape, and history.

• Foreword1. The Courthouse Square in Texas2. From Land Policy to County Seats and Squares3. Anglo-American Courthouse Squares4. Origins of the Anglo-American Courthouse Squares5. Squares Derived from Spanish Precedents and Other Planning Traditions6. Origins of Squares Derived from Spanish Precedents and Other Planning Traditions7. The Centripetal Role of the Courthouse Square8. Symbolism and Social Activity at the Courthouse Square9. AfterwordAppendix 1. Texas Counties and County SeatsAppendix 2. Block Patterns, Features, and Roles of Texas Courthouse SquaresAppendix 3. A Note on Sources and MethodsBibliographyIndex

"This book breaks new ground in the interpretation of Texas townscapes... It could serve as a 'field guide' to Texas courthouse squares." oRichard V. Francaviglia, author of Main Street Revisited: Time, Space, and Image Building in Small Town America

The late Dr. Robert E. Veselka was a professional geographer and native Texan with lifelong interests in the state's architecture, landscape, and history.

• Foreword1. The Courthouse Square in Texas2. From Land Policy to County Seats and Squares3. Anglo-American Courthouse Squares4. Origins of the Anglo-American Courthouse Squares5. Squares Derived from Spanish Precedents and Other Planning Traditions6. Origins of Squares Derived from Spanish Precedents and Other Planning Traditions7. The Centripetal Role of the Courthouse Square8. Symbolism and Social Activity at the Courthouse Square9. AfterwordAppendix 1. Texas Counties and County SeatsAppendix 2. Block Patterns, Features, and Roles of Texas Courthouse SquaresAppendix 3. A Note on Sources and MethodsBibliographyIndex

"This book breaks new ground in the interpretation of Texas townscapes... It could serve as a 'field guide' to Texas courthouse squares." oRichard V. Francaviglia, author of Main Street Revisited: Time, Space, and Image Building in Small Town America