| Title |
Nueces County Courthouse (1914) |
| County |
Nueces |
| City |
Corpus Christi |
| Address |
1100 N Mesquite St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401 |
| Zip |
|
| Current Use |
Vacant (1977) |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
1914-1977 |
| Constructed |
1914 |
| Architect |
Harvey L. Page |
| Contractor |
Gordon-Kreuger Const. Co. |
| Style |
Classical Revival |
| Square Feet |
0 |
| RTHL Note |
1976 |
| RTHL |
Yes |
| SAL Note |
remov |
| SAL |
Yes |
| NR District |
|
| NR Note |
1976 |
| NR |
Yes |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Constructed of light brown brick and terracotta in the Classical Revival style. The building features an entablature with windows and caryatids, a terracotta cornice and a central pedimented triple height entry portico supported by fluted Ionic columns and wings with similar smaller bays. The building has been vacant for almost 50 years and is in severe disrepair. |
| Modifications |
1930 6-story addition created a cruciform plan. Numerous additions c. 1965 and c. 1970. Served as courthouse until 1976.1978: purchased by Lex Land at auction. $100,000 purchase grant provided by NPS & THC.1979: Purchased by Charles Bennett & Assoc.1991: Purchased by Courthouse Solutions, Inc.1992: Deed transferred to Justice Building Inc. |
| Deed Covenant Expiration |
2018 |
| Federal Grant Project |
Acquisition |
| Federal Grant Year |
1978 |
| State Grant Project |
|
| State Grant Amount |
0 |
| State Grant Year |
|
| Historic Structure Report Date |
1976 |
| Historic Structure Report Author |
|
| Master Plan Date |
|
| Master Plan Author |
|
| Historic American Buildings Survey |
|
| County Population (1995) |
|
| Easement |
Easement |
| Easement Executed |
7/22/2002 |
| Easement Expiration |
9/1/2027 |
| Master Plan |
Yes |
| Architect Firm |
|
| Bibliography |
The People's Architecture |
| Construction Docs |
plans (THCPP MP - copy), architect's project portfolio -promotional literature- (THCPP MP - copy) |
| Interior Images |
County Courtroom 1914 (1st Flr.) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Hallway (Atrium) 1914 (1st Flr. Looking East) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Hallway (Atrium) 1914 (1st Flr. Looking West) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), District Courtroom 1914 (2nd Flr., Looking East) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), District Courtroom 1914 (2nd Flr., Looking West) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Hallway (Atrium) 1914 (2nd Flr. Looking West) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Office 1914 (Basement) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Office 1914 (Basement) THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Jury Dorm 1914 THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Boiler Room 1914 THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Men's Restroom 1914 THCPP Nueces CCH Master Plan, Texas Truth (Number 3), Tax Assesor's /Collector's Office 1920 |
