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The
1924 Schleicher County Courthouse
Texas Historic Landmark
Photo courtesy Jim
King, 2008 |
The
Present Schleicher County Courthouse
- Eldorado, Texas Date
- 1924
Architect - Henry T. Phelps
Style - Classical Revival
Material
- Stone
Location - US 190 & 277 |
Historical
Marker TextSchleicher
County CourthouseConstructed
in 1923-24, this courthouse replaced an earlier building on this site which burned
in 1917. Designed by noted architect Henry T. Phelps of San
Antonio, the 3-story Classical Revival structure features four half-round
giant order Doric columns which support a large entablature. Native stone for
the building was obtained from nearby quarries. The courthouse has been the site
of numerous community events over the years.
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark - 1991 |
Schleicher
County Courthouse today
Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
The
Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Schleicher
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1930
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
Same
view of the Schleicher County Courthouse today
Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
| "The
NW entrance is the only one with the county name in the entablature." -
Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 photo |
Schleicher
County Courthouse district courtroom
Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
District
courtroom door
Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
Schleicher
County seal over the courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, March, 2005 |
Stained
glass window of Justice over the judge's bench
Photo
courtesy Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
The
Courthouse in the 1930s
Photo courtesy THC |
| "An
oil painting of the 1905
jail(L) and the 1902 courthouse(R) in the downstairs lobby. Artist Don Farrington
based his painting on the old photo (below) of the courthouse square."
- Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
| "Old
photo of the 1905
jail (L) and the 1902 courthouse (R) hanging in the courthouse."
- Terry
Jeanson, October 2011 |
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