| |
The
1889 Runnels County Courthouse today
US Hwy 83 & 67
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, May 2005 |
Date
- 1889
Architect - Eugene
T. Heiner
Style - Second Empire
Material - Stone
Recorded Texas
Historic Landmark
See Historical Marker: |
Runnels County Courthouse Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, May 2005 |
Historical
Marker TextRunnels
County CourthouseConstructed
here, 1888-89, after hotly contested battle with Runnels
City for county seat. (County had been organized 1880.)
Structure
stands on one of largest courthouse squares in Texas -- 2 city blocks. Plot set
aside prior to town lot sale by Santa Fe Railroad, June 29, 1886.
In 1941,
extensive remodeling modernized building. Two wings were added and old quarry
(south of town on Colorado River) was opened to provide matching stone.
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |
| | Runnels
County Courthouse -
Note original Mansard roof and towers which were removed
in the 1941 remodelling
Postcard
courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
Runnels
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2009 |
The
Runnels County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
|
1940s
image of the Runnels County Courthouse.
Note the Charles
Noyes' statue in the courthouse square
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
%7Etxpstcrd/ |
|
|
