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The Present
Kent County Courthouse - Jayton
Date - 1957
Architect - Wyatt Hedrick
Style - Modern
Location - Hwy 70, Jayton |
The
Former Kent County Courthouse - Clairemont
Date - 1893
Architect - Martin, Byrnes, and Johnston
Style - Italianate |
The 1893 courthouse
in Clairemont.
"The courthouse was a victim of a fire and the second floor was
destroyed."
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
Photographer's
Note:
I had first thought that the community center was probably built from
the bricks of the old court house after it was razed, but when you
look at the 1939 image you have of the courthouse, it actually appears
that they removed the second floor of the courthouse and left the
first floor intact. You can tell from pictures that the windows match
up perfectly. I did some research on the net today and from what I
found, the courthouse was a victim of a fire and the second floor
was destroyed. I didn't find anything verifying the date it burnt...
- Erik
Whetstone, June 03, 2004 |
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Kent
County Map as drawn by Sidney Porter, aka O. Henry. c.1889
Photo Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
Kent
County Forum
I have a history
book that was written about Kent County and its people. It states
that first Commissioner's Court was held out in the open on November
16, 1892. - Dale McFadin, August 19, 2003
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Kent County 1936
Centennial Highway Marker at courthouse grounds
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Centennial Marker
Text
KENT COUNTY
Formed from
Young and Bexar territories
created August 21, 1876
organized November 8, 1892
Named in honor of
Andrew Kent
who fell at the Alamo
Clairmont,
the county seat, 1892
Jayton, since 1952 |
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