The three-story courthouse is an amalgam of Victorian-era eclecticism and depression-era Moderne, the result of a major 1930s alteration to an 1890s building. The original building featured red brick incorporating decorative corbeling, window arches, pilasters, and slate mansard and gabled roofs. The WPA project covered the Victorian brickwork with stucco, stripped away much Victorian detailing, and introduced large additions to the rear. The original roofs were replaced with a flat roof with parapets; recessed arched entries were flushed; and the clock tower was modified. The original windows were left in place in their original configuration.
About this site
Tyler County Courthouse is a courthouse in Woodville, Tyler County, dedicated in 1891. It is one of 138 historic sites cataloged in Tyler County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 30.7749, -94.4156 near Woodville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tyler County (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Woodville Academy and Woodville College, Work, Lt. Col. Philip A., and Wheat, James Edward, Home of.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000088. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Tyler County Courthouse in Woodville was built in 1891 and designed by T.S. Hodges and W.C. Meador, constructed by the McKnight Brothers. Originally a red brick building in the Italianate style, it received a stucco exterior in a 1936 renovation, though tall, narrow arched windows survive as remnants of its Italianate character. It was the third courthouse built on the courthouse square; the building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (designated 2000) and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 2015.
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