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KERR COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Kerr County Seat - Kerrville, Texas
Kerr County

Kerr County has had five courthouses:
1926 - Kerrville
1886 - Kerrville
1876 - Kerrville
1861 - Comfort (1860-1862)
1856 - Kerrville

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Kerrville TX, 1 926 Kerr County Courthouse
The 1926 Kerr County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2008

The Present Kerr County Courthouse
- Kerrville, Texas

Date - 1926
Architect - Adams and Adams
Style - Beaux-Arts
Material - Brick and concrete


Kerr County Courthouse Entrance,  Kerrville TX
The front of the 1926 courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2008


Kerr County Courthouse Entrance architectural details,  Kerrville TX
Courthouse front entrance details
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2008


Kerrville TX,  Kerr County Courthouse Gazebo
"The commemorative gazebo is the newest addition to the courthouse square. The rear addition to the 1926 building can be seen on the left side of this picture." -
Terry Jeanson, January 2008 photo


Kerr County Courthouse, Kerrville, Texas old photo

The 1926 Kerr County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT



Kerrville TX,  Kerr County Courthouse Stairwell
Courthouse stairwell
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2008


Kerr County Courthouse, Kerrville, Texas old postcard
The 1926 Kerr County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/


Kerr County Courthouse, Kerrville, Texas old post card
Another view of the 1926 Kerr County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/

The 1886 Kerr County Courthouse
- Kerrville, Texas

Photographer's Note:
The 1886 Kerr County courthouse was designed by noted Texas courthouse architect Alfred Giles.

Upon completion of the 1886 courthouse, the former 1876 courthouse was turned into the county jail.

The 1886 courthouse burned in 1925. - Terry Jeanson

1886 Kerr County courthouse, Kerrville, Texas 1908 old postcard
The 1886 Kerr County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/

Kerr County Courthouse, Kerrville, Texas
Another view of the 1886 Kerr County Courthouse
1918 photo courtesy THC



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