Coleman County Courthouse, Coleman, Texas. (original) (raw)

The modernized 1884 Coleman County courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2007

The original 1884 Coleman County stone courthouse, designed by W. W. Dudley, was remodeled into a modern brick building by Wyatt Hedrick in 1952.

The 1884 Coleman County Courthouse as it appered in 1939
Photo Courtesy TXDoT

"This vintage photo of the 1884 Coleman County courthouse hangs in the first floor hallway of the courthouse."
- Terry Jeanson, 2012

1884 Coleman County Courthouse and Jail
Postcard courtesy THC

Commercial Avenue looking north, showing courthouse and jail
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Old postcard courtesy Dan Whatley Collection

Coleman County Courthouse
1940 Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/

Coleman County Courthouse CA 1960 postcard
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Memorial to the original Coleman County courthouse on the front grounds. The plaque on the right reads as follows:
"This monument erected as a memorial to the original Coleman County Court House and to the pioneers who settled Coleman County. The monument contains the original corner stone and great bell from the court house erected in 1884."

Cornerstone from the 1884 courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2012

Bell from the 1884 courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2012

Dedication plaque to the right of the front entrance.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2012

Coleman County Courthouse after the 1952 remodeling.
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com