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Texas : Architecture : Courthouses - Plainview

Hale County Courthouse
County Seat - Plainview, Texas

Hale County has had three county courthouses:
1888, 1890 and the present 1910

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1910 Hale County courthouse today, Plainview Texas

"The 1910 Hale County courthouse today. The central dome now sports a yellowish hue." - Terry Jeanson, February 2007 photo

The Present Hale County Courthouse
Plainview, Texas

Date - 1910
Architect - H.A. Overbeck (Martin, Byrnes and Johnston)
Style - Texas Renaissance & Beaux-Arts
Material - Brick

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Hale County Courthouse, Plainview, Texas old photo

The 1910 Hale County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Hale County Courthouse, Plainview, Texas old postcard

Another view of the 1910 Hale County Courthouse
Courtesy rootsweb.com/~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html

1910 Hale County courthouse cornerstone, Plainview Texas

"The Hale County courthouse cornerstone lists the architect as H.A. Overbeck who worked for the architectural firm of Martin, Byrnes and Johnston." - Terry Jeanson, February 2007 photo