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Hunt County Courthouse
as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The Seven Courthouses
of Hunt County
Historical Marker
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Historical marker
in front of the current courthouse
Terry
Jeanson, June 2007 photo |
Historical Marker:
The
Seven Courthouses of Hunt County
In 1846, when Hunt
County was created, Greenville was chosen as the county seat.
Court sessions were held under oak trees at the corner of St. John
and Bourland streets until the first courthouse was built here in
1847. A log cabin, it was located on the west side of the square.
It was replaced in 1853 by a 2-story frame courthouse on the northwest
corner.
The center of the square, which had been reserved for a more substantial
building, was used in 1858 for the third courthouse. The first brick
structure in the county, it was condemned in 1874. County offices
were moved to a building at 2610 Lee Street, purchased from the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South.
The fifth courthouse, an ornate red brick building with white stone
trim, was constructed here in 1883. Thirteen months later it was destroyed
by a fire which heavily damaged the town's commercial district. A
new courthouse, which closely resembled the 1883 structure, was built
in 1885. In 1928 it was torn down to make room for construction of
the present courthouse, the seventh for Hunt
County. A formal dedication was held on April 11, 1929, the 83rd
anniversary of the county's founding. |
The
1885 Hunt County Courthouse
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This picture
of the 1885 Hunt County courthouse is hanging in the county auditor's
office in the current courthouse. This courthouse was similar in appearance
to the 1883 courthouse that was destroyed by fire.
- Terry
Jeanson, June 2007 photo |
The 1885 Hunt
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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