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Wharton County Courthouse
Wharton, Texas |
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1889 Architect - Eugene T. Heiner Photos: Robert Deering 1/31/2009 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Brothers William H. and John A. Wharton.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Wharton
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county.
COURTHOUSES: Three - 1848, 1852, and 1889.
STANDING: One -1889 structure originally designed in the Second Empire style, but remodeled as a Modern building in 1935. Additions were made in 1949. However, restoration of this courthouse back to it's original 1889 configuration was completed in 2007.
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 1889 Courthouse Before Modifications |
 1889 Courthouse After 1935 Remodeling Project |
 1889 Courthouse Before Restoration Photo: Robert Deering 9/12/2002 |
ADDRESS: 100 S Fulton St, Wharton, Texas