Kendall County Courthouse, 204 East San Antonio Street, Boerne, Kendall County, TX

2002 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: Located in the southern region of the Texas Hill Country, the County of Kendall was established in 1862, with the city of Boerne as its seat. In August of 1869, Kendall County commissioners appointed Philip Zoeller to design the county's first courthouse. Construction began in late 1869, with J.F. Stendbach as the general contractor. The courthouse was to be 50 feet by 32 feet, with 18-inch think masonry walls and one story high. By July of 1870 Kendall County's first courthouse was completed. Sixteen years later it was determined that the courthouse was undersized for the functions it needed to perform...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N804
Survey number: HABS TX-3443
Building/structure dates: 1869-1870 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: before 1886 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1909-1910 Subsequent Work