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Kendall County Courthouse and Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

The historic Kendall County Courthouse in 2013
Kendall County Courthouse and Jail Show map of Texas Kendall County Courthouse and Jail Show map of the United States
Location	Public Square, Boerne, Texas
Coordinates	29°47′40″N 98°43′50″W / 29.79444°N 98.73056°W / 29.79444; -98.73056
Area	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built	1869 (1869)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Gothic, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	80004138^[1]
TSAL No.	406
RTHL No.	2921
Added to NRHP	February 15, 1980
Designated TSAL	May 28, 1981
Designated RTHL	1970

The limestone Kendall County Courthouse and Jail are located in the San Antonio suburb of Boerne in the U.S. stateofTexas. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980^[2] and the courthouse as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1970.^[3]

The courthouse was built as one storey in 1870 on land donated by local surveyor John James, and the limestone blocks came from local quarries.^[4] Philip Zoeller and S. F. Stendeback were the designers. In 1886, a second storey was added by Charles Buckel. Alfred Giles was contracted to add the 1909 front facade.^[5] The courthouse was in service until 1998, when Kendall County built a new courthouse across the street.^[6]

The 1887 limestone jail was designed and built by Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Company.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

^ "THC-NRHP". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

^ "THC-RTHL Kendall Co Courthouse". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

^ Evans, Brent (2010). Boerne. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7385-7943-6.

^ Zelade, Richard (2011). Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-58979-609-6.

^ "Kendall County Courthouse". Texas Escapes. Blueprints For Travel, LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

^ Blackburn, Edward A. (2005). Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas. TAMU Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-58544-308-6.

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