Navarro County Courthouse - Corsicana, TX
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N 32° 05.714 W 096° 28.110
14S E 738900 N 3553796
This is the fifth permanent courthouse built for Navarro County. Built of red Texas granite and gray brick, it is three stories above a raised basement with a prominent central tower, and is an excellent example of Beaux-Arts architecture.
Waymark Code: WMXK45
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2018
Views: 3
Texas Historic Site Atlas
Sited on a sloping tree-covered square, the courthouse's most dominant external feature is the open clock tower, which housed only a bell until a clock was added in 1923.
This 1905 Navarro County Courthouse is a well-designed regional example of Beaux Arts public architecture. The courthouse was designed by James E. Flanders of Dallas. Flanders was a significant architect of the period, having designed a dozen Texas courthouses, including those in Shackelford, Nolan, and Dallas counties.
Street address:
300 W. 3rd Ave
Corsicana, TX USA
County / Borough / Parish: Navarro County
Year listed: 2004
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Historic function: Government, Recreation And Culture
Current function: Government, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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