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STEPHENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Breckenridge, Texas

Stephens County has had three courhouses:
1876, 1883 and the present 1926 courthouse

Stephens County First County Seat - Fort Picketville

The 1926 Stephens County courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

The Present Stephens County Courthouse -
Breckenridge, Texas

Date - 1926
Architect - David S. Castle
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Limestone

The 1926 Stephens County courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2007

Stephens County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT

Another old photo of the Stephens County Courthouse
Photo circa 1945 courtesy THC

Front view of the 1926 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004

Side view of the 1926 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004

Courthouse detail.
TE photos February 2004

Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

Courthouse detail.
TE photo, February 2004

Also of note is the homage to the Egyptian "Father of Architecture" Hammurabi (above the door on the NW side (rear) of the building.

Breckenridge mural showing the 1883 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004

Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2005

The 1883 Courthouse ›

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