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Burnet County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2006
The Present Burnet County Courthouse
Date - 1937
Architect - Wirtz and Calhoun. (Lewis Milton Wirtz and Herald Calhoun)
Style - Moderne
Material - Locally quarried granite
Funded in part by WPA
The 1974 addition was designed by Willis Environmental Engineering of Marble Falls, Texas.
L. M. Wirtz also designed the Guadalupe County courthouse in Seguin, Texas.
"This interesting frieze is located on the front of the courthouse between the two entrances."
- Terry Jeanson, December 2006 photo
The Burnet County Courthouse in the 1940s
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/
The Burnet County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo Courtesy TxDoT
Updates courtesy of Terry Jeanson:
"My information comes from the THC County Atlas and the dedication plaque from the courthouse." - September 16, 2008
The Burnet Bulletin Building
101 E. Jackson
"The second floor was used as a courtroom during the 1930s, while a new county courthouse was constructed."
Photo courtesy William Beauchamp, July 2009
The 1874 Burnet County Courthouse TX
Photo courtesy of THC