Wheeler County Courthouse

Wheeler County Courthouse

1st Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1880
County Seat: Mobeetie
Present Status: Gone
Architectural Style: Italianate
General Contractor: John Thomas
Building Materials/Description: 2 story, stone quarried by Irish masons from the Emanuel Dubbs homestead nine miles east of Mobeetie, building was condemned in 1888 due to lack of reinforcement pins in the masonry. $17,300

2nd Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1888
County Seat: Mobeetie
Present Status: Gone
Building Materials/Description: Wood frame, 2 story

3rd Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1907
County Seat: Wheeler
Present Status: Gone.

4th Courthouse

Building Completion Date: 1925
County Seat: Wheeler
Present Status: Existing. Active.
Architect: E.H. Eades
Architectural Style: Classical Revival with Georgian influences
General Contractor: Hughes & Campbell
Building Materials/Description: Brick, $80,000

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July 19, 2017