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 Marion County Courthouse Posted by:  JimmyEv
N 32° 45.391 W 094° 20.667
15S E 374058 N 3625094
A marker detailing the history of Marion County, created in 1860, and the architectural detail of this Classical Revival courthouse, built in 1912.
Waymark Code: WM141F
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2007
Views: 17
Marker Number: 14394
Marker Text:
The Texas Legislature created Marion County in 1860. Jefferson, established as early as 1841, was chosen as county seat. By 1860, Jefferson was a regional economic center for steamboat traffic, on Big Cypress Bayou, navigable due to a logjam on the read river.
The county government occupied several buildings during its first 50 years, including a courthouse built in 1873 and the Murphy Building, used today as a courthouse annex. In 1912, the county hired architect Elmer G. Withers to design a courthouse. Similar to his design for the Roberts County Courthouse, this classical revival building features doric columns, balustered parapet, denticulation and raised basement.
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