Wyatt Cephus Hedrick (December 17, 1888, in Chatham, Virginia – May 5, 1964, in Houston, Harris County, Texas) was an American architect, engineer, and developer most active in Texas and the American South.
In 1922, Hedrick began his work as an architect in Fort Worth, Texas, and three years later opened his own office. He was responsible for many of the tallest buildings in Fort Worth, and several of his works are included on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1918 he married Pauline Stripling. In 1925, he married Mildred Sterling, and in 1931 his father-in-law, Ross S. Sterling, became governor of Texas.
Hedrick worked mainly in a stripped-down classical style. With his extensive university and government work, at one time his firm was the third-largest in the United States.
Hedrick is also known for his 8 Texas courthouses, all of which are still standing. They include: Austin County, Brazoria County, Coke County, Coleman County, Comanche, County, Kent County, Motley County, and Yoakum County.
Works
Selected works (with shared attribution where applicable) include: selected ones by date
Texas and Pacific Terminal and Warehouse (1931), Lancaster and Throckmorton Sts., Fort Worth, Texas, an Art Deco skyscraper, NRHP-listed as Texas and Pacific Terminal Complex
Psychopathic Hospital (1932), later known as the Polk Building, within NRHP-listed Western State Hospital Historic District
United States Post Office (1933), Lancaster and Jennings Ave. Fort Worth, Texas, NRHP-listed
