Old Morris County Courthouse - Daingerfield, TX
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JimmyEv
N 33° 01.906 W 094° 43.296
15S E 339223 N 3656125
This 1882 rather plain, Classical Revival Courthouse was built fronting railroad tracks, not on a traditional courthouse square, signifying the importance of railroads at the time.
Waymark Code: WM13R1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2007
Views: 31
In March of 1875, Franklin and Morris Counties were partitioned from Titus County. The small town of Daingerfield was designated the county seat of Morris.
Seven years after Morris County’s creation, in 1882, this rather plain, classical revival courthouse was built, fronting the railroad tracks in Daingerfield. The County Court had specified to the architects, Peterson & Stuckey, that the design be identical to the Franklin County Courthouse (now demolished) in Mount Vernon. The fact that the courthouse was built fronting railroad tracks, and not on a traditional courthouse square, reflected the importance of railroads at the time. The railroad actually separates the courthouse from Daingerfield’s commercial district.
The building served as the small county’s courthouse for over sixty years. Although the interior has been altered over time, with the addition of plumbing in 1884 and electricity in 1915, the exterior has not been altered since construction. It now houses the offices of a law firm.
