See also: Denton Confederate Soldier Monument.
| Denton County Courthouse | |
| Location: | Public Sq. Denton, Texas |
| Coordinates: | 33.215°N -97.1328°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Marker: | building |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
| Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location for Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square |
| Map Label: | Denton County Courthouse |
| Locmap Relief: | yes |
| Architecture: | Romanesque |
| Added: | December 20, 1977 |
| Refnum: | 77001438 |
| Designated Other1: | TSAL |
| Designated Other1 Date: | May 28, 1981 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 220 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other2: | RTHL |
| Designated Other2 Date: | 1970 |
| Designated Other2 Number: | 1208 |
| Designated Other2 Num Position: | bottom |
The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square is the former courthouse of Denton County located in the county seat Denton, Texas. The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square was constructed in 1896.[1] In addition to county offices, the "Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum" also calls it home. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Courthouse is also the final resting place of John B. Denton, the county's and city's namesake.
In 1918, a monument to Confederate Soldiers was gifted to Denton by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy[2] and placed on the grounds of the Courthouse-on-the-Square. The monument was titled "Our Confederate Soldiers" and contained separate drinking water fountains at the base, with one side etched "whites" and the other "colored."[3] The monument was removed on June 23, 2020, following decades of protest urging its removal,[4] with the Denton County Commissioners citing the safety of the artifact as the reason for it being removed.
The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is located at the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square. The museum is one of three Denton County museums, which also include the Bayless-Selby House Museum, and the Denton County African American Museum - both of which are located offsite.
The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum focuses on the history and culture of Denton County. Exhibits include African American and Hispanic heritage, farming, weapons, dolls, Southwest American Indian and Denton County pottery, furniture, and special collections of American pressed blue glass, thimbles, Pecan folk art and quilts.[5]