Eugene T. Heiner

Eugene Thomas Heiner (August 20, 1852 – 1901) was an American architect who designed numerous courthouses, county jails, and other public buildings in Texas. He was born in New York City, apprenticed in Chicago, and studied further in Germany. His works includes buildings listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Early life Eugene Heiner was born on August 20, 1852, in New York City. He won He also designed the Smith County Jail in 1881 and Gonzales County Jail. In addition to designing many Texas jails over the next two decades, he also designed courthouses in Texas. Three of these, the Colorado County Courthouse, Old Brazoria County Courthouse, and the Lavaca County Courthouse, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. He is also credited with the design of a building at Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas, and one at the Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas.

Works

Works include: A. E. Kiesling Drug Store, Main Street, Houston (1875, cloaked under a slipcover) Leon & H. Blum Building (1879), now Tremont House (Galveston, Texas), 2300 Mechanic Street, Galveston, Texas Harris County Jail, Preston Avenue at Caroline Street, Houston (1880, demolished) Sweeney and Coombs Building (1880), 310 Main Street, Market Square Historic District, Houston Charles S. House house (1882), 1806 Main Street, Houston, demolished. Henry Brashear Building (1882), Market Square Historic District, Houston Galveston County Courthouse (refacing of 1857 building in 1882, destroyed in fire, 1896) Eugene T. Heiner house, Houston (c. 1882). Houston Cotton Exchange Building (1884), 202 Travis St. Houston, TX (Heiner, Eugene), NRHP-listed Runnels County Courthouse, Ballinger, Texas, (1888–1889) followed by significant alterations. Wharton County Courthouse, corner of Milam and Houston streets, Wharton, Texas (1889, remodeled) Jasper County Courthouse (1889), Public Sq. Jasper, TX (Heiner, Eugene T.), NRHP-listed W. L. Foley Building (1889 reconstruction), 214—218 Travis St. Houston, TX (Heiner, Eugene T.), NRHP-listed Brazos County Courthouse, Bryan, Texas (c. 1892). Jefferson County, TX Courthouse, Beaumont, Texas, (1893, demolished). Harris County Jail, Houston (1894, demolished) Houston High School, Houston (1894, demolished) Lavaca County Courthouse (1897), bounded by LaGrange, 2nd, 3rd, and Main Sts. Hallettsville, TX (Heiner, T.), NRHP-listed Wiley J. Croom House, 205 E. Milam Wharton, TX (Heiner, Eugene), NRHP-listed

De Witt County Courthouse, bounded by N. Gonzales, E. Live Oak, N. Clinton, and E. Courthouse Sts. Cuero, TX (Heiner, Eugene), NRHP-listed Gonzales County Jail, Courthouse Sq. on St. Lawrence St. Gonzales, TX (Heiner, Eugene T.), NRHP-listed One or more works in Gonzales Commercial Historic District, roughly bounded by Water, Saint Andrew, Saint Peter, and Saint Matthew Sts. Gonzales, TX (Heiner, Eugene T., et al.), NRHP-listed