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THC OUTREACH
Courthouse Program
Receives Critical Funding
Rededications Held in Three CountiesIn early 2011, the fate of the Texas
Historical Commission's (THC) Texas
Historic Courthouse Preservation
Program was unclear; however, the
82nd Texas Legislature ultimately
continued the program with $20
million in bond funding. THC staff
members have recently welcomed the
opportunity to support rededication
ceremonies and review Round
VII applications for the nationally
recognized initiative.
"We are grateful for the continued
support from the Texas Legislature,
and we remain committed to restoring
all of the state's historic county
courthouses," said THC Executive
Director Mark Wolfe.
Since its inception, the program
has awarded $227 million to counties
throughout Texas. To date, more than
half of the state's 235 surviving historic
county courthouses are participating
in the program. Members of the
THC's Architecture Division have
been working with counties on revised
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announce grant recipients in January 2012.
Earlier this year, three courthouse
rededications-in Trinity, Mills,
and Harris counties celebrated the
continued success of the program
while showcasing Texas' regional and
architectural diversity.
The 1914 Trinity County
Courthouse was designed by C.H.
Page & Brother Architects and is the
county's sixth courthouse. During
the restoration, notable architectural
elements were uncovered in the double-
height courtroom, including the
exposure of cast plaster ornamentation
and original light fixtures hidden for
decades by a modern suspended ceiling.
The 1913 Mills County
Courthouse was designed by noted San
Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps in
a Classical Revival style. Massive Ionic
cast stone columns frame the stately
brick, stone, and copper
entryways, and the
, building includes
WiOi' distinctiveinterior plaster techniques, some
using age-old Italian craftsmanship to
imitate marble. In a basement room
of the Mills County Courthouse,
early advertisements for banks, bail
bonds, and barbers were uncovered and
preserved on the walls.
The 1910 Harris County
Courthouse was designed by Charles
Erwin Barglebaugh with the Dallas
architectural firm of Lang and Witchell.
Barglebaugh had previously worked
for renowned architect Frank Lloyd
Wright. Reflecting the Classical Revival
style, the courthouse's details include
a colored glass dome, Corinthian
columns, and marble interior walls.
The exterior is comprised of pink Texas
granite and light brown St. Louis brick.
The Texas Historic Courthouse
Preservation Program recently entered
its sixth year of partnership with the
Texas Land Title Association. This
collaboration has offered a series of
stewardship workshops that provide
training to ensure the restored
structures are maintained, preserved,
and do not fall back into disrepair.
For more information about the
Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation
Program, contact the THC's
Architecture Division at 512.463.6094
or visit www.thc.state.tx.us.
The 1910 Harris County Courthouse shines
brightly in downtown Houston following its
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