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The building standing today is a severe remodeling of the 1909
building. The "improvements" made in 1962 removed the dome and turrets
and encased the red brick and sandstone courthouse under a lighter
brick veneer. |
Swisher
County Courthouse in Tulia
A 1909 Texas Renaissance Courthouse encased in brick in 1962
Photo circa 1965 courtesy THC |
The
modernized Swisher County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, September 2007 |
An early
view of the 1909 Swisher County Courthouse
1915 postcard courtesy THC |
The 1909
Swisher County Courthouse
Architect - Elmer
George Withers
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Red brick and sandstone |
"A
vintage photo of the 1909 Swisher County courthouse"
- Terry Jeanson, September 2007 |
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color photo of the 1909 Swisher County courthouse in 1962 at the beginning
of the remodeling. The entrance facade on the right side of this picture
was already being demolished when this photo was taken. Both of these
photos are in a display case inside the current courthouse."
- Terry Jeanson, September 2007 |
The
1909 Swisher County Courthouse as it appeared in 1945
Photo courtesy THC |
The
1909 Swisher County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Forum:
Subject: The Tulia Court House
Thank you for the beautiful pictures of the Swisher County Court House.
I lived in Tulia in the 50's while in
the 5th and 6th grade and always had a fond remembrance of living
there. The beautiful Court House in the town square, the drug stores
with the cherry lime root beers, the brick streets downtown, the Swisher
Creamery, ah yes, those were the days.
In the 80's I was traveling from Dallas
back to California and thought I would take a detour and travel through
Tulia and see the house I used to live
in and even have a root beer in the drug store on the town square.
My first stop coming in from Silverton
from the North was the town square.
I looked at where the beautiful Court House once stood and could only
whisper, "Oh my God, what had they done" It was GONE! The one thing
of beauty in that dusty part of the world had been removed and in
it's place was an ugly building void of character.
I did not stay to see where I used to live nor did I even look for
that drug store. I simply turned around and drove out of town not
looking back.
It is unimaginable that anybody with the sense to slip their shoes
on in the morning could have destroyed that building.
Once again, thanks for the pictures.
- Joe Wilkerson, Riverside Ca., December 23, 2007 |
| "The
first Swisher County courthouse, built in 1890. This picture is from
a display cabinet in the current courthouse." - Terry Jeanson,
September 2007 |
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