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The
1928 Hockley County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, May 2002 |
Date - 1928
Architect - Preston Lee Walker
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Stone and concrete
On
State Highway 114
The simple and elegant 1928 building replaced the 1921
courthouse. |
Centennial
Marker Hockley CountyFormed
from Young and Bexar territories; created August 21, 1876; organized February
19, 1921. Named in honor of George W. Hockley, commander of the artillery at San
Jacinto. Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas. Died in 1851. Levelland
called Hockley City until 1912. County Seat. |
The
1928 Hockley County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
The
1928 Hockley County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
The
1928 Hockley County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The
1928 Hockley County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
The Courthouse
CornerstonePhotographer's
Note:
"The THC lists the architect as Preston Lee Walker, but the cornerstone
lists the architects as The Butler Company. Perhaps Walker was an employee of
the Butler Company?" - Terry
Jeanson |
"The cornerstone, though covered partially by the addition, is complete.
The one-story addition is on the rear side of the building with the library behind
that." -
Terry
Jeanson. More Texas
Cornerstones |
Photographer's Note:
The 1970s remodeling to the interior is quite evident in the courthouse's district
courtroom. During my visit, a courthouse employee told me that many pieces of
the courthouse's original furniture were donated to Texas Tech in nearby Lubbock
for use in mock trials for their law students. - Terry
Jeanson | |
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