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Wharton
County Courthouse after restoration
Photo courtesy Steve
Stephens, 2006 |
An
1888 design by famed architect Eugene
Heiner. Bricks were made from clay from the Colarado River banks. Built to
replace an 1851 structure, the building has been drastically altered over the
years to the point it no longer resembles Heiner's work. The bell tower was removed,
but fortunately the bell has been saved and was ready for restoration.
Wharton
County Courthouse has been restored to its original state. This courthouse joins
Halletteville
as the only two Heiner
works that are as the architect intended. |
| | The
1888 Wharton County Courthouse designed by architect Eugene Heiner
Photo
circa 1900 courtesy THC |
| | Wharton
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
| | The
courthouse in 2000
Photo courtesy Wharton County Chamber of Commerce |
| | Wharton
County Courthouse today (after restoration)
Photo courtesy
George
Shaffer, March 2006 |
| | | | Wharton
County Courthouse under restoration
Photos courtesy Wharton County Historical
Commission
L- May 2005 R- Photo by A.C.Shelton, October 2005 | |
View
of the old Wharton courthouse in the late 1800’s.
Photo courtesy Wharton County
Historical Museum |
Wharton
County Forum Wharton
County Courthouse Restoration
We are still in the restoration process. The outside is probably 85 percent finished
and now we are on phase 2 which is in interior. Project completion is projected
for May or June 2006. - AC Shelton, Chairperson, Wharton County Historical
Commission, October 17, 2005 As
of today all personnel from the Wharton County Courthouse are being moved to their
new office buildings so that renovations can begin, returning to the original
1885. We are excited. - Billie Jones, Wharton Chamber, December 09, 2002 |
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