Kendall County Courthouse and Jail (Texas)

Kendall County Courthouse and Jail
The historic Kendall County Courthouse in 2013
Kendall County Courthouse and Jail
Location Public Square Boerne, Texas
Coordinates 29°47′40″N 98°43′50″W / 29.79444°N 98.73056°WCoordinates: 29°47′40″N 98°43′50″W / 29.79444°N 98.73056°W
Built 1870 courthouse
1886 second story
1909 expansion
1887 jail
Architect Philip Zoeller, S. F. Stendeback (1870)
Charles Buckel (1886 second story)
Alfred Giles (1909 expansion)
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
Governing body Kendall County
NRHP Reference # 80004138[1]
RTHL # 2921
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 15, 1980
Designated RTHL 1970[2]

The limestone Kendall County Courthouse and Jail are located in the San Antonio suburb of Boerne in the U.S. state of Texas. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980[3] and as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1970.[4]

The courthouse was built as one story in 1870 on land donated by local surveyor John James, and the limestone blocks came from local quarries.[5] Philip Zoeller and S. F. Stendeback were the designers. In 1886, a second story was added by Charles Buckel. Alfred Giles was contracted to add the 1909 front facade.[6] The courthouse was in service until 1998, when Kendall County built a new courthouse across the street.[7]

The 1887 limestone jail was designed and built by Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "THC-NRHP". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "THC-RTHL Kendall Co Courthouse". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Evans, Brent (2010). Boerne. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7385-7943-6.
  6. ↑ Zelade, Richard (2011). Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-58979-609-6.
  7. ↑ "Kendall County Courthouse". Texas Escapes. Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Blackburn, Edward A. (2005). Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas. TAMU Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-58544-308-6.