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The 2006 Galveston
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, May 2006 |
The Present
Galveston
County Courthouse
The Galveston County
Justice Center has been completed and was dedicated on May 2, 2006.
Date Completed - 2006
Style - Modern
Architect - Bay Architects
Contractor - Kelso/Gilbane
Materials - Concrete, brick & stone with reflective glass
"As of Spring 2006, all county and district courts, the District
Attorney's office, the District Clerk, the County Clerk and Justice
Administration have moved out of the 1966 courthouse and into their
new offices at the Galveston County Justice Center at 600 59th Street
just north of Broadway Avenue (U.S. 75/Texas 87.)" - Terry
Jeanson, San Antonio, Texas, May 12, 2006
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The 1966 former
Galveston County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, May 2006 |
The
1966 Galveston County Courthouse
On 21st and Ball
"The architects are: Raymond Rapp Jr. & Ben Kotin and Tibor Beerman
The building is constructed of brick, concrete, steel, marble, and
granite with beautiful wooden paneling in the court rooms.
Today, it is still used as a courthouse -- the office of the tax accessor
and county judge are located there.
The 1966 courthouse is highly regarded for its modern architecture.
Governor John Connally proclaimed it the most beautiful courthouse
in the state of Texas. History is a continuum and Galveston
is known for its 19th and 20th century architecture.
My father is Tibor Beerman, the primary architect of the courthouse.
You can find his name in marble on the outside and inside of the building's
entrance. When he designed the new (1966) courthouse in the early
1960's he tried to save the old 19th
century courthouse. Unfortunately, the 19th
century courthouse was in such poor condition it could not be
salvaged.
When they built the new
courthouse on Broadway many of the occupants of the 1966 21st
Street Courthouse did not want to move. Many of the attorneys were
upset because the court rooms in the new
courthouse were closed and did not reflect the concept of open
justice. The tax accessor and the county judge didn't move to the
new facility on Broadway. When designing the 1966, 21st courthouse
beautiful windows were in the court rooms and allowed easy access
to the public for viewing trials. We were very pleased that they renovated
the 1966 courthouse and the people of Galveston
are very proud of their courthouse. It was the first building restored
after hurricane Ike and being designed by my father it was built to
withstand hurricanes.
Thank you"
- Lillian E. Beerman, PhD, December 01, 2012
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The
1898 Galveston County Courthouse
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The former Galveston
County Courthouse
It survived the 1900
storm
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
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