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The
1891 Tyler County Courthouse today.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December, 2007 |
The Present
Tyler Couty Courthouse - Woodville,
Texas
Date - 1891
Architect - T. S. Hodges
Style - Italianate
The courthouse underwent drastic remodeling in the 1930s, with the
tower and gabled roofs removed.
Town
Bluff was the original county seat |
Tyler
County Courthouse after remodeling
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/ ~txgenweb// postcards/Index.html
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Tyler County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The
1891 Tyler county courthouse before remodeling, with the tower and
gabled roofs intact.
Photo courtesy THC. |
Painting
of the 1891 Tyler County courthouse in its original condition
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December, 2007 |
Photographer's
Note:
This painting of the 1891 Tyler County courthouse in its original
condition is hanging in the office of Tyler County Judge Jacques L.
Blanchette. It was painted by local artist Doretta Gilchrist. |
| Photo
courtesy Terry Jeanson, December, 2007 |
| This Xerox photo
of the 1891 Tyler County courthouse in its original condition was
provided by Audrey Pelly, administrative assistant to Judge Blanchette.
The small building on the left is the 1891 Tyler County jail designed
by architect Eugene
T. Heiner. Audrey told me that they are in the process of applying
for a grant to get funding to restore the courthouse to its original
condition, including the reconstruction of the old jail (The 1891
jail was demolished during the courthouse's remodeling in 1936.) She
said they would find out whether or not they would be getting the
grant money by January 2008. |
| Photo
courtesy Terry Jeanson, December, 2007 |
| Part of the courthouse's
restoration will include the removal of the exterior stucco. A test
of a method to remove the stucco was done on a small section on the
east side of the building, successfully revealing the original brick
underneath. - Terry
Jeanson, December, 2007 |
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