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The
1950 Lubbock County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/
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The Present
Lubbock County CourthouseDate
- 1950
Architect - Haynes & Kirby
Style - Modern
Material - Limestone
and granite
Addition - 1968 |
| Lubbock
County has had three courthouses: 1891, 1915 and 1950 |
| 1915
Lubbock County Courthouse and jail. Photo courtesy Ken Sharpe |
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The 1915 Lubbock County Courthouse replaced by a modern-style building in 1950.
1939 photo Courtesy TxDoT | |
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The caption
below the 1915 Lubbock County courthouse photo hanging in the lobby of the current
courthouse: SECOND
LUBBOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1916 - 1968 By
1915, the growth and prosperity of Lubbock County required the construction of
a new, more modern courthouse. Begun in November of 1915, the substantial stone
structure was built in the Classical Revival style, at a cost of approximately
$100,000. In addition to the county offices and county and district courts, the
courthouse contained a number of state offices and agencies. After the city of
Lubbock was incorporated in 1909, city offices were housed in the courthouse until
City Hall was constructed in 1923. In 1950, a new Lubbock County Courthouse was
built to the west of the second courthouse. However, it became evident as construction
progressed that the old courthouse was needed for offices for various state agencies
and related activities. Thus, the 1916 courthouse remained until 1968, when it
was demolished and Avenue H opened through the two-block public square.
-
Terry Jeanson |
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| "This
photo of the 1891 Lubbock County courthouse is hanging in the lobby of the current
courthouse." - Terry Jeanson, February 2007 |
This is a
partial transcript of the caption below the above photo:
FIRST LUBBOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1891 - 1916(This)
courthouse was constructed in the center of the square bounded by South First
(now Broadway), North First (Main), Cedar Street (Texas), and Chestnut Street
(Avenue G), at a cost of approximately $40,000. .....When construction began on
a new courthouse on the public square in 1915, the old courthouse was moved to
the southwest corner of Tenth and Avenue G.
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Terry Jeanson |
Texas
Courthouses - Recommended Books |
| The
Courthouses of Texas: A Guide |
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| Old
Friends: Great Texas Courthouses |
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| The
Courthouse Square in Texas |
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