| Title |
Wichita County Courthouse (1916) |
| County |
Wichita |
| City |
Wichita Falls |
| Address |
900 7th Street, Wichita Falls TX 76301 |
| Zip |
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| Current Use |
Active Courthouse |
| Owner |
County |
| Service Dates |
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| Constructed |
1916 |
| Architect |
Fields & Clarkson and Sanguinet & Pate/Unknown |
| Contractor |
Lisk & Dunning 1916; C. L. Murph Constr. Co. 1957 |
| 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 |
No |
| HD Eligible |
No |
| Description |
Originally designed in the Beaux-Arts style, the building exterior is now completed covered by stone, concrete, and metal screen panels deployed in a Modern style. It is a three-story symmetrical building on a raised basement and a wide staircase leading to the main entry. Echoing the original design, two monolithic corner elements frame a central portion featuring ten attenuated columns infilled with fluted metal panels in the upper half and decorative metal screening in the lower half. |
| Modifications |
1961: Remodeling;
1980c: Entire facade entombed in glass, concrete and stone.
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| 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 |
Fields & Clarkson 1916; Jessie G. Dixon 1957 |
| Bibliography |
Fields & Clarkson 1916; Jessie G. Dixon 1957 |
| Construction Docs |
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| Interior Images |
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