1914 - Kleberg County Courthouse - Kingsville TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 27° 30.995 W 097° 51.592
14R E 612601 N 3044171
This Cornerstone is on the southwest corner of Kleberg County Courthouse at 700 East Kleberg Street in Kingsville, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKQFK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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This courthouse was built one year after Kleberg County was organized and is the only courthouse the county has ever had.
The three story courthouse with classical details has a jail on the third floor which was used until 1997 when a new jail was built on the east side of town.
Year of construction: 1914

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Full inscription:
Left Side: Ben F. Wilson - County Judge Commissioners Clint Heywood _ R. M. Kleberg Pat Cody _ Harry J. Northrop Atlee B. Ayres - Architect Central Contracting Co. - Contr's Right Side: County Clerk - H. W. Bludworth County Att'y - Gus L. Kowalski Sheriff - M. O. Milliken District Clerk - E. D. Dunlap Assessor - C. L. Kivlin Treasurer - J. S. House Erected A.D. 1914

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