- City:
- Burnet, TX
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Courthouses (State & Local)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1936
- Completed:
- 1937
- Designer:
- Milton Wirtz
- Contractor:
- Banspach Brothers
Description
In 1935 the Burnet County Commissioners’ Court requested a grant from the Public Works Administration for the construction of a new courthouse. On November 18th of that year, the PWA made available a loan of $74,000 and a grant of $61,000 for the project. An election for bonds to cover the loan was called and passed. The Commissioners then accepted the grant. Construction began February 10, 1936, and finished on August 1, 1937. The courthouse was built of the same type of granite that was used in the construction of the Texas State Capitol in Austin.
Source notes
Texas Historic Sites Atlas https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=2000001384&site_name=Burnet+County+Courthouse&class=2002Site originally submitted by Larry Moore on April 2, 2014.
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