Duval County Courthouse
San Diego, TexasBuilt in 1916 in Classical Revival architectual style by architect Sanguinet, Staats & Gottlieb by contractor L.G. Hamilton.
Three story red brick courthouse with limestone details.
Annex built in 1938. (Page Brothers)Some windows bricked in, fire escape added on front facade. Jail addition considered in 1995.
Current status: Active Courthouse
The Texas Historical Commission's (THC) nationally recognized and award-winning Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program (THCPP) has turned around the trend of disrepair and begun restoring these treasured historic landmarks. Texas has more historic courthouses than any other state. Today more than 240 courthouses still stand that are least 50 years old. About 80 were built before the turn of the 20th century. By the end of that century, most of these structures were significantly deteriorated due to inadequate maintenance, insensitive modifications or weather related damage. The Texas Historical Commission (THC) documented the condition of 50 of the state’s oldest courthouses in the late 1990s and determined that counties lacked the resources to preserve the buildings for future generations.
The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.