| Title |
La Salle County Courthouse (1931) |
| County |
La Salle |
| City |
Cotulla |
| Address |
101 Courthouse Square. Cotulla, TX 78014 |
| Zip |
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| Current Use |
Active Courthouse |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
1931-present |
| Constructed |
1931 |
| Architect |
Henry T. Phelps |
| Contractor |
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| Style |
Art Deco |
| Square Feet |
|
| RTHL Note |
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| RTHL |
Yes |
| SAL Note |
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| SAL |
Yes |
| NR District |
|
| NR Note |
no |
| NR |
Yes |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Constructed of brick in the Art Deco style with highly ornamental terracotta and cast metal details. The entry doors and transom have cast metal screens. The building also features colorful and gilded terracotta ornament on spandrels and in a proscenium arch surrounding the entry doors. Brick pilasters extend above the parapet with stylized terracotta caps intersected by a band of zigzag terracotta detail. |
| Modifications |
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| Deed Covenant Expiration |
n/a |
| Federal Grant Project |
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| Federal Grant Year |
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| State Grant Project |
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| State Grant Amount |
0 |
| State Grant Year |
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| Historic Structure Report Date |
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| Historic Structure Report Author |
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| Master Plan Date |
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| Master Plan Author |
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| Historic American Buildings Survey |
no |
| County Population (1995) |
|
| Easement |
Easement |
| Easement Executed |
9/2/2010 |
| Easement Expiration |
perpetuity |
| Master Plan |
Yes |
| Architect Firm |
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| Bibliography |
Early Modernistic County Courthouses of the State of Texas, A Reflection on the Style of Art Deco, by Ronald Mark Clements, thesis, UT, 1994 |
| Construction Docs |
plans (THCPP MP - copy) |
| Interior Images |
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