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Bee County court votes to apply for Texas Historical Commission emergency grant to address moisture, mold in historic courthouse
Summary
After a Komatsu Architecture assessment found widespread moisture intrusion, mold and failing windows, Bee County Commissioners voted to submit an application to the Texas Historical Commission for emergency repairs covering mechanical and exterior work, seeking roughly $2.8 million in grant funds for phases 1–2.
Komatsu Architecture told Bee County Commissioners Court on March 26 that the county's historic courthouse is suffering multilayered moisture intrusion, plaster delamination and mold growth — conditions the firm described as sufficiently serious to qualify for an emergency grant from the Texas Historical Commission (THC).
Marie Olereen, Komatsu’s preservation architect, said the firm’s visual assessment documented widespread issues in the brick masonry, failing windows and HVAC ducting that allow humid attic air into conditioned spaces. “Mold growth, moisture intrusion is not great to health and safety of staff and the public,” she said during the presentation.
Komatsu recommended a phased approach: replace the interior mechanical…
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