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The 1956 Coke
County Courthouse
Photos courtesy Terry
Jeanson, August 2006 |
Current
Coke County Courthouse - Robert Lee
Date: 1956
Architect : Wyatt C. Hedrick and Harry Weaver
Style: Modern
Material: Brick |
1891
Coke County Courthouse - Robert Lee
Demolished in 1955
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The former Coke
County Courthouse built 1891 from native stone
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
| "Oil paintings
of the 1891 Coke
County courthouse with and without its original tower.
These and several other paintings of Coke
County, along with photos of all of the county's historical
markers, line the walls of the current courthouse. All photos taken
8/8/2006"
- Terry
Jeanson |
1889
Coke County Courthouse - Hayrick
Two story frame
construction
Destroyed by fire in 1890
Having predated the organization of the county (in 1889) Hayrick
became the county seat. The first two log courthouses fell victim
to arsonists and when an election (1891) was held to decide between
Robert Lee and Hayrick,
Hayrick lost. |
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