Anderson County Courthouse
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N 31° 45.898 W 095° 37.589
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This marker stands next to the courthouse on the Square in Palestine.
Waymark Code: WMANH5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2011
Views: 16
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry: Anderson County Courthouse
City: Palestine
County: Anderson
Subject Codes: Beaux Arts; courthouses; design and construction
Year Marker Erected: 1988
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: courthouse square, corner of Lacy and Church
Marker Size: 27" x 42"
Marker Number: 8732
Marker Text:
Created by the Texas Legislature on March 24, 1846, Anderson County was named for former Republic of Texas Vice President Kenneth L. Anderson. The first court in the new county was held in a log house at nearby Fort Houston in 1846.
The first Anderson County Courthouse, a one-story frame structure, was built in 1847. Located on the northeast corner of the square, it was replaced by a two-story brick courthouse in 1856. A third courthouse, also brick, was completed in 1886 but was destroyed by fire in 1913.
The fourth and present Anderson County Courthouse was built in 1913-14. Designed by the Austin architectural firm of Charles Page & Bro., it was dedicated on December 20, 1914. The Beaux-Arts style building features giant order Ionic columns and pedimented porticoes on each facade, and is topped by a dome surmounted by a Justice statue.
Still in use as the seat of justice for Anderson County, the courthouse underwent major restoration in 1986. The historically and architecturally significant building serves as a source of pride for county residents.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1988
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