| Title |
Clay County Courthouse (1884) |
| County |
Clay |
| City |
Henrietta |
| Address |
214 N Main Street, Henrietta TX 76365 |
| Zip |
76365 |
| Current Use |
Active Courthouse |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
1884-present |
| Constructed |
1884 |
| Architect |
William .H. Wilson & Tozer |
| Contractor |
Strain, Risley & Swinburn |
| Style |
Classical Revival with Italianate Details from the 1884 Design |
| Square Feet |
0 |
| RTHL Note |
1962 |
| RTHL |
Yes |
| SAL Note |
1981 |
| SAL |
Yes |
| NR District |
|
| NR Note |
1978 |
| NR |
Yes |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Originally constructed of red brick and limestone in the Renaissance Revival style. In 1911, the mansard roofs and tall, central tower were replaced with intersecting gable roofs and a octagonal domed cupola altering the original style to be more Classical Revival, while retaining the bracketed sheet metal cornice and double, limestone columnns at the corners from the 1884 design. More recently, the original arched window openings were partially or completely infilled. |
| Modifications |
1911: According to dates on the roof rafters, this is when the bell tower was removed and replaced with the dome and roof configuration extant today. The upper portion of the tower had been removed in 1897.1960s: Segmental arches partially filled to accommodate new aluminum windows-Some windows completely bricked-in-Elevator and ramps updated(ADA)-elastomeric roof installed recently; -Ted Sivadon cleaned brick and repointed |
| Deed Covenant Expiration |
|
| Federal Grant Project |
|
| Federal Grant Year |
|
| State Grant Project |
|
| State Grant Amount |
0 |
| State Grant Year |
|
| Historic Structure Report Date |
|
| Historic Structure Report Author |
|
| Master Plan Date |
|
| Master Plan Author |
|
| Historic American Buildings Survey |
TX-3425 |
| County Population (1995) |
|
| Easement |
|
| Easement Executed |
|
| Easement Expiration |
|
| Master Plan |
Yes |
| Architect Firm |
Wilson & Tozer |
| Bibliography |
The People's Architecture . Romance and Dim Trails: A History of Clay County Dallas: William T. Tardy, 1938 (pg. 18 & 22?). |
| Construction Docs |
WPA records plan 1934 ABT (UT Center for American History) |
| Interior Images |
County Clerk's Office 1910 ABT Clay County: A Half Century in Photographs, Superintendent's Office 1917 ABT Clay County: A Half Century in Photographs, District Courtroom? / County Agent's Office 1917 ABT (Partitioned space, may not be in courthouse) Clay County: A Half Century in Photographs, Office 1920 ABT Clay County: A Half Century in Photographs, Abstract Office 1920 ABT "(Slagle Abstract Company, May not be in courthouse) Clay County: A Half Century in Photographs |
