| Title |
Smith County Courthouse (1955) |
| County |
Smith |
| City |
Tyler |
| Address |
100 N. Broadway Avenue, Tyler TX 75702 |
| Zip |
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| Current Use |
Active Courthouse |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
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| Constructed |
1955 |
| Architect |
Thomas Jameson |
| Contractor |
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| Style |
Modern Style |
| Square Feet |
0 |
| RTHL Note |
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| RTHL |
No |
| SAL Note |
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| SAL |
No |
| NR District |
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| NR Note |
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| NR |
Yes |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Designed in a mid-century Modern style and finished with buff-colored brick, granite, and dark marble. The six-story central block is flanked with two-story wings creating a symmetrical composition. Windows above the entrance and on the wings are vertically united with black marble spandrels. Others are punched windows. The first story is finished in reddish granite giving the appears of a base to the building. |
| Modifications |
1962 - Clock tower and upper floor removed, wings added to north and south sides. Dramatically altered by Architects Rittenberry & Rittenberry with Timmons Construction Co. as the contractor. State financed marker rejected. |
| Deed Covenant Expiration |
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| Federal Grant Project |
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| Federal Grant Year |
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| State Grant Project |
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| State Grant Amount |
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| 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 |
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| County Population (1995) |
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| Easement |
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| Easement Executed |
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| Easement Expiration |
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| Master Plan |
No |
| Architect Firm |
Jameson & Merrell |
| 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 |
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| Interior Images |
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