Kerr County Courthouse

Kerr County Courthouse

1st Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1856
County Seat: Kerrville
Present Status: Gone
Architect: William B. Hendrix
General Contractor: William B. Hendrix
Building Materials/Description: Log cabin. $100

2nd Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1861
County Seat: Comfort
Present Status: Gone
General Contractor: V. Pfeufer
Building Materials/Description: Frame, filled out with stone and lime, cypress floors and shingles. $500

3rd Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1876
County Seat: Kerrville
Present Status: Gone
General Contractor: F.J. Hamer and August Faltin
Building Materials/Description: 2 story, $5,460, remodeled into jail 1885

4th Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1886
County Seat: Kerrville
Present Status: Gone
Architect: Alfred Giles
Building Materials/Description: Stone, $19,545 (including remodeling the old courthouse into a jail)

5th Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1926
County Seat: Kerrville
Present Status: Existing. Active.
Architectural Firm: Adams and Adams, San Antonio
Architectural Style: Classical Revival with Renaissance Revival influences
General Contractor: W.C. Thrailkill
Building Materials/Description: 3 story, brick, concrete. 1975: Annex constructed

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July 17, 2017