Jim Hogg County Courthouse
Hebbronville, TexasBuilt in 1913 in Prairie School influences (originally) with Classical Reviva architectual style by architect Henry T. Phelps.
Simple, 2-story, stuccoed building originally with a 1-story entrance porch with square piers in the Prairie style.
One-story porch has been replaced with a two-story, (almost) full-width version with blocky but similar details- with an 'entablature' creating a more Neo Classical appearance.-Front door has been changed to a Greek tabernacle frame architrave and set of French doors with a fanlight.-Windows have been replaced with tinted, reflective fixed plate glass windows.
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.
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