Before and After Restoration
The Beaux-Arts style 1912 Bee County Courthouse has taken on a fresh-but-historic appearance as a result of $3.8 million in state funding assistance. Work included rehabilitation of the historic wood windows, repairs to the tile-roofed dome and installation of a replica of the building's original decorative rooftop balustrade. On the exterior the new accessibility ramp was completed as was repairs to the building's brick and cast-stone masonry. To improve fire safety and accessibility, a new interior fire stair and a new elevator have been installed. Inside, the walls received paint in the building's historic scheme of rich gold, green, grey and black. In the grand district courtroom, a new pressed metal ceiling and balcony were installed, matching the original that was until recently only known in faded photos. The courthouse was rededicated on May 11, 2006.
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