Johnson County Courthouse
Cleburne, Texas
 
 
     
 
 Completed - 1912
 Architect - Lang & Witchell
Photo: Robert Deering 9/22/2014

COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1854

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Middleton T. Johnson, who had served in the Mexican War, on the Texas frontier, and in the Civil War, and was later a legislator.

COUNTY SEATS: Three - Wardville, Buchanan, and Cleburne

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Gen. Patrick Cleburne

COURTHOUSES: Five - 1854 in Wardville; 1857 in Buchanan; 1883, 1912, and 2004 in Cleburne.

STANDING: Three -

  • 1854 log cabin courthouse near the original Wardville site.
  • 1912 Texas Renaissance building of brick and concrete.
  • 2004. Former Cleburne High School building of 1918 now serves as the Guinn Justice Center Courts Building.  
 
 
 
1854 Courthouse in Wardville
 
 
1883 Courthouse in Cleburne
Architect - W.C. Dodson.
 Photo: Texas Historical Commission
 

2004 Courthouse in Cleburne
           

1912 Courthouse in Cleburne
Texas DoT Photo 1939
1912 Courthouse in Cleburne
Photo: Robert Deering 1974
RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication December 1, 2007

ADDRESS: 2 N Main St., Cleburne, TX

 

Johnson County Courthouse
Guinn Justice Center Courts Building
Cleburne, Texas
 Completed - 1918 as Cleburne High School
Architect - Saguine & Staats
Reconstructed - 2004 as Guinn Justice Center Courts Building 
Architect - Magee Architects
Photos: Robert Deering 6/25/2015
This building was completely gutted down to the ground and only the exterior walls were preserved.  This is otherwise a totally new build.   
       
Construction and Interior Photos Courtesy of Magee Architects 
ADDRESS: 204 S Buffalo Ave, Cleburne, Texas