Wyatt Cephas Hedrick (1888-1964)
"Wyatt Cephas Hedrick, architect and engineer, was born in Chatham, Virginia, on December 17, 1888, the son of Washington Henry and Emma Cephas (Williams) Hedrick. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, in 1909 and an engineering degree from Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, in 1910.
"He headed his own construction company in Fort Worth from 1914 to 1921, when he became a partner in the architectural firm Sanguinet and Staats, which had offices in Fort Worth and Houston. In 1925 Hedrick opened his own architectural practice with offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston. The next year, after Sanguinet and Staats retired, he also bought the remaining interest in their practice."
Christopher Long, "HEDRICK, WYATT CEPHAS," Handbook of Texas Online
Wyatt Hedrick designed 7 Texas courthouses, all of which remain standing and in use.
After his death, the firm of Wyatt Hedrick also designed an addition to the Brazoria County courthouse in Angleton.
"He headed his own construction company in Fort Worth from 1914 to 1921, when he became a partner in the architectural firm Sanguinet and Staats, which had offices in Fort Worth and Houston. In 1925 Hedrick opened his own architectural practice with offices in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston. The next year, after Sanguinet and Staats retired, he also bought the remaining interest in their practice."
Christopher Long, "HEDRICK, WYATT CEPHAS," Handbook of Texas Online
Wyatt Hedrick designed 7 Texas courthouses, all of which remain standing and in use.
After his death, the firm of Wyatt Hedrick also designed an addition to the Brazoria County courthouse in Angleton.
Austin County Courthouse
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Bellville, Texas 1960 |
Coke County Courthouse
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Robert Lee, Texas 1956 (with Harry Weaver, associate architect)
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Coleman County Courthouse
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Coleman, Texas 1952 (incorporating the historic 1880 courthouse)
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Comanche County Courthouse
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Comanche, Texas 1939
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Kent County Courthouse
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Jayton, Texas 1956
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Motley County Courthouse
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Matador, Texas 1948
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Yoakum County Courthouse
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Plains, Texas 1949
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