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The newly restored
Kenedy County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2010 |
Kenedy County
Courthouse - Sarita,
Texas
Date - 1917
Architect - Henry Truman Phelps
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick
"The Kenedy County courthouse was actually built in 1917
and it served as the courthouse for Willacy
County. When Kenedy County was created in 1921, Willacy
County was reorganized and the county seat was moved to Raymondville.
Sarita became the county seat of the
newly formed Kenedy
County and the county continued to use the 1917 courthouse."
- Terry
Jeanson
Courthouse Restoration
Photographer's Note:
"On May 28, 2010, the citizens of Kenedy
County celebrated the completion of the restoration of their county
courthouse. According to a May 27, 2010 article in the Corpus Christi
Caller Times, the restoration cost more than $4 million, paid for
by the county and not through the state's courthouse restoration program.
The courthouse originally cost $19,000 to build. Due to the moisture
that built up after the addition of the white stucco, the exterior
brick and stone had deteriorated and had to be replaced. The original
paint schemes were uncovered and duplicated, with tan and light green
in the hallways and tan and gold in the courtroom. Original carpet
samples were also found and duplicated.
During my visit in November of 2010, I could find no cornerstone on
the building, which usually includes the name of the architect, but
the design has always been attributed to San
Antonio architect Henry Truman Phelps, who designed a similar
looking courthouse
for Willacy County in 1922." - Terry
Jeanson |
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Kenedy County
Courthouse in brick
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
Kenedy County
courthouse in stucco
TE photo 2003 |
Kenedy County
courthouse in 2006
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, December 2006 |
This picture
of the Kenedy County courthouse hangs in the first floor hallway of
the courthouse. The building's original brick exterior was covered
by stucco.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, December, 2006 |
The restored
courtroom
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2010 |
Oil painting
of Mifflin Kenedy, the county's namesake, hangs above the judge's
bench.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2010 |
Kenedy County
Courthouse - SW view
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, November 2010 |
Kenedy County
courthouse
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, October 2010 |
Kenedy County
courthouse
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, October 2010 |
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