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SE corner of
the courthouse in the early morning light.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
The Present
Wilbarger County Courthouse
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Vernon
Date - 1928
Architect - Voelcker and Dixon
Style - Classical Revival
Photographer's Note:
"The 1928 Wilbarger County courthouse was one the earliest Texas
courthouses designed by the architectural firm of Voelcker and Dixon,
whose designs would soon be influenced by the Art-Deco/Art-Moderne
style architecture of the 1930s which became prevalent in their later
courthouses.
From what I could tell during my brief visit in 2006, much of this
building has been spared from the modern renovations that many courthouses
have endured over the years." - Terry
Jeanson |
Wilbarger
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Wilbarger County
courthouse south entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
Courthouse foyer
looking north
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
The handsome
district courtroom, complete with wooden wainscoting and decorated
ceiling.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April, 2006 |
The 1890 Wilbarger
County Courthouse -
Vernon
The
former 1890 Wilbarger County courthouse was designed by architect
James Edward Flanders who designed many Second Empire style courthouses
in Texas in the late 1800s. The one he designed for Shackelford
County is the only one that remains standing. - Terry
Jeanson |
The 1890 Wilbarger
County Courthouse
1923 postcard courtesy THC |
Oil painting
of the 1890 Wilbarger County courthouse hanging on the wall in the
front lobby of the current courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April 2006 |
Wilbarger County
Historical Marker
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