Originally constructed of limestone with cast aluminum and carved limestone details in the Moderne style. In 1965, Modern two-story additions and porticos were added to the east and west facades.
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The covered entrances and two-story wing additions were designed by local Conroe architect John Corley in 1966. In 1980 more alterations were as designed by the Houston firm of Page Sutherland Page.
1979: Second floor added to the non-original wings.1998: Plans are underway for removing the solar screens.
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Bibliography
The People's Architecture, Early Modernistic County Courthouses of the State of Texas, A Reflection on the Style of Art Deco, by Ronald Mark Clements, thesis, UT, 1994
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Interior Images
Courtroom 1936 ABT Dallas Public Library Archives, Hallway 1936 ABT Dallas Public Library Archives, Courtroom 1936 ABT Dallas Public Library Archives, Office 1940 Motgomery County Texas
