Henderson County Courthouse (Texas) Explained

Henderson County Courthouse
Location Country:United States
Architect:L. L. Thurman
Client:Henderson County
Engineer:Builder: L R. Wright[1]
Completion Date:1913
Cost:$170,000
Style:Classical Revival

The Henderson County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic 3-story redbrick Classical Revival style courthouse building with full basement located at 100 East Tyler Street in Athens, Texas. The courthouse has been designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 2002. Designed by L. L. Thurman, who also previously designed the Jeff Davis County Courthouse in Fort Davis, it is unusual for its angled wings. It also has a central cupola which is not seen in most images, but there is no rotunda under the cupola. It is Henderson County's fourth courthouse and the second in Athens. The first one was built in 1850 in Buffalo, now a ghost town,[2] and the second was built in 1861 in Centerville, which is also a ghost town today.[3] The third courthouse was built in Athens in 1887.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mytexasgenealogy.com/tx-county-henderson.html Henderson County Facts
  2. http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Buffalo-Texas.htm All Across Texas listing for Buffalo, Henderson County, Texas
  3. http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Centerville-Texas.htm All Across Texas listing for Centerville, Henderson County, Texas
  4. http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Athens/Athens-Texas-Henderson-County-Courthouse.htm#1887 All Across Texas listing for Henderson County Courthouse