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NOLAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Sweetwater, Texas

Nolan County has had four courthouses:
1882, 1888, 1917 and 1977

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The newly renovated Nolan County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2017

The Present Nolan County Courthouse

A 1977 building resembling a fortress - on the square.
Architect: Welch and Hampton
Style: Modern
Photographer's Note:
The newly renovated courthouse was designed by architects Wiginton Hooker Jeffry with Turner Construction Company serving as contractor.

On Friday, September 9, 2011, one of the courthouse's granite panels, weighing nearly a ton, fell off the building. According to the KTXS website (Channel 12 news in Abilene) the metal connecting the granite panels to the concrete blocks of the courthouse rusted, causing the panel to fall off. This same condition was discovered on the courthouse's other panels. To keep more granite panels from falling off, all of them were removed in 2012. A $4 million renovation was completed in 2014, celebrated by a ceremony held on November 18, 2014. The granite panels have been replaced with white, green and gray limestone panels, completely changing the appearance of the courthouse. - Terry Jeanson, March 16, 2017
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The courthouse during renovation
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, July 2013
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New south side entrance to the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2017
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Nolan County historical marker
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2017
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A new cornerstone for the Nolan County courthouse was laid after the 2014 renovation.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2017
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Dedication plaque for the 1977 courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2017
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The present Nolan County Courthouse in 2006
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, August 2006

The 1917 Nolan County Courthouse
Architect: Charles Henry Page
Style: Classical Revival
Demolished
The 1917 Nolan County courthouse, Sweetwater, Texas
The 1917 Nolan County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
Nolan County courthouse, Sweetwater, Texas
Another view of the 1917 Nolan County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com
The 1917 Nolan County courthouse, Sweetwater, Texas
Nolan County Courthouse as it appearead in 1951
Photo courtesy THC
Nolan County courthouse, Sweetwater, Texas  old postcard
Nolan County Courthouse vintage postcard
Courtesy texasoldphotos.com

The 1888 Nolan County Courthouse
Architect: James Edward Flanders
Style: Italianate
Material: Stone
1888 Nolan County courthouse, Sweetwater, Texas
"Illustration of the first Nolan County courthouse built in 1888. Story goes that to save money the builder used plaster of paris for cement. Within a few years, the building started crumbling and was reinforced and later rebuilt." - Teri Brown
Courtesy texasoldphotos.com
Sweetwater Texas - Nolan County Courthouse and Jail
Nolan County Courthouse and Jail
Photo courtesy THC
Mural of the 1883 Nolan County Courthouse, Sweetwater Texas
"Mural of the 1888 Nolan County courthouse painted on the side of Staton's Pharmacy at Oak and Broadway on the courthouse square." - Terry Jeanson, August 2006 photo

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