Ever since the Hill County Courthouse burned down, Texas has been very active in seeing that that all of our historic courthouses have a fighting chance to be restored and maintained. Having had a personal part in the initiative to create the Courthouse Restoration Program through the restoration of Hill County and work with the Texas Historic Commission, I’ve come to appreciate just how impressive our courthouses are as a living collection of Texas history.

townscape from the west

the bell tower

county clerks office

staircase and corridor

historic photograph of the original

from the north at dusk

west facade on N. Tennessee

basement corridor gallery

courtroom auditorium from the balcony

courtroom auditorium from the stage/bench

the square from the east

arches at the rotunda

pediment and columns

rotunda dome

the square at night

the bell tower

ground floor plan

bell tower from the northwest

from the north at dusk

county commissioners courtroom

from the north

district courtroom from the balcony

stairwell

northwest entry and tower

southeast facade from the square

courtroom from the balcony

christmas on the square

bell, dome and clock tower

steps in the square wall from the west

ground level glass floor and staircase in the rotunda

historic photograph

rotunda at the ground floor

the new stained glass rotunda dome

district courtroom

ground level rotunda at the crossing corridor and entry beyond

rubble from fire in the former district courtroom

the square from the southeast

the new district courtroom

courthouse square at night

stairwell, photo by Carolyn Brown

south facade

vault and corridor

courthouse , flag and Audie Murphy

stairwell

southeast facade

south from the square

south facade bay detail

east facade

rotunda and stained glass dome

sullivanesque tower cartouche

courtroom entries from the rotunda railing

district courtroom

west facade

stairwell and rotunda beyond

southwest entry from W. Houston St.

courtroom from the balcony

west pocket park and confederate monument

southwest entry facade

courtroom from the balcony

stairwell to balcony

entry facade from the south

glass hyphen

the bell tower

corridor

courtroom in pre-hearing

north facade of the courthouse and county clerks addition

courthouse square from the south

courtroom and bench

east facade from Cora St.

county courthouse and the county clerks building on the north square

bench and courtroom

dome and eagles

entry facade from the northwest

south entry facade

entry facade from the northwest

historic photograph from southeast

east entry facade

from the southeast

from the northeast