Details for Hill County Courthouse (1890)
Courthouse — Atlas Number 4302000180
Data
| Title | Hill County Courthouse (1890) |
| County | Hill |
| City | Hillsboro |
| Address | 1 N. Waco Street, HIllsboro TX 76645 |
| Zip | |
| Current Use | Active Courthouse |
| Owner | County |
| Service Dates | 1890-1996, 1999-Present |
| Constructed | 1890 |
| Architect | Wesley Clarke Dodson |
| Contractor | Thomas Lovell |
| Style | Second Empire |
| Square Feet | 0 |
| RTHL Note | 1964 |
| RTHL | Yes |
| SAL Note | yes |
| SAL | Yes |
| NR District | |
| NR Note | 1971 |
| NR | Yes |
| HD Eligible | No |
| Description | Constructed of limestone with sheet metal details in the Second Empire style. The building features double height windows, a bracketed cornice, four corner pavilions with mansard roofs and cresting, a full height portico topped with a bracketed broken pediment and supported by double fluted limestone columns, and a tall, central ornamental clocktower. A New Year's Day fire in 1996 destroyed all but the load bearing limestone walls. The courthouse was restored, reconstructed and rededicated in 1999. |
| Modifications | Exterior renovated in 1970. Completely gutted by fire in 1993. Reconstruction work in progress (1996). ISTEA Grant: Reconstruction of roof to match the original 1890 design and includes replacement of the mansard roof cupolas, bell tower and ornamentation. |
| Deed Covenant Expiration | 2005 |
| Federal Grant Project | |
| Federal Grant Year | |
| State Grant Project | Column reconstruction following fire damage |
| State Grant Amount | 6000 |
| State Grant Year | 1994 |
| Historic Structure Report Date | |
| Historic Structure Report Author | |
| Master Plan Date | 1994-1997 |
| Master Plan Author | ArchiTexas |
| Historic American Buildings Survey | 1961 |
| County Population (1995) | |
| Easement | |
| Easement Executed | |
| Easement Expiration | |
| Master Plan | No |
| Architect Firm | |
| Bibliography | The People's Architecture, Views in Texas 1895-96 |
| Construction Docs | WPA records plan 1934 ABT (UT Center for American History) |
| Interior Images |