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The Present
Jasper County Courthouse
Jasper, Texas
Date
- 1889
Architect - Eugene T. Heiner
Style - Renaissance Revival
Material - Brick |
Jasper County
Courthouse Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson December, 2007 |
Historical Marker
Text
Jasper County
Courthouse
Jasper
County was one of the original twenty-three
counties created when the Republic
of Texas was established in 1836 following the Texas Revolution.
Bevil settlement, established by pioneer John Bevil about 1824, became
the seat of government and was renamed Jasper
in 1835 in honor of American Revolutionary War hero William Jasper.
The first county courthouse on this site, a two-room log structure,
was destroyed by fire in 1849. It was replaced by a two-story building,
completed about 1854.
The present courthouse, constructed of locally made red brick, was
completed in 1889. One year later a tower with a four-sided clock
and bell was added. Additional wings were built onto the east and
west sides of the structure in 1931, and the entire courthouse was
covered with stucco. An adjacent office building was erected by the
Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1940, and the courthouse clock
tower was removed in a 1957 remodeling project.
The Courthouse Square, with its official buildings and landscaped
grounds, continues to be a focal point of Jasper
County activities. |
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Jasper County
Courthouse
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
Jasper County
Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Jasper County
Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson December, 2007 |
The courthouse
clock tower. Removed during a 1957 remodeling, it was restored in
the early 1990s.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson December, 2007 |
Jasper County
Courthouse district courtroom
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson December, 2007 |
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