The Isaac Conroe Property - Temporary Montgomery County Courthouse
N 30° 18.648 W 095° 27.242
15R E 264019 N 3355776
A historic house which served as the temporary courthouse for Montgomery County in 1889 is now a law office -- ironically for a criminal defense lawyer!
Waymark Code: WMG4D3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2013
Views: 21
The historic marker outside of a historic house near downtown Conroe that served as the temporary Montgomery County Courthouse, and is now a law office for a criminal defense counsel.
Marker Number: 7868
Marker Text:
A native of New Jersey, Isaac Conroe (1834-1897) served with the Union army during the Civil War. Moving to Southeast Texas with his wife Margaret (Richardson) (1846-1896) in 1866, he lived at Lynchburg and Houston. In 1878 he built a sawmill at Haltom (12 mi. S) and three years later moved his business to the Beach community (2.5 mi. E). A tram line connected the mill with the main line of the International and Great Northern Railroad. The town of Conroe grew up around the intersection and Isaac conroe became the first postmaster of the new settlement.
The original section of this residence was built by Conroe shortly after he purchased the site in 1885. Four years later he contracted with the county commissioners to use the property as a temporary courthouse. County records and offices were moved from Montgomery (17 mi. W) and remained here until a new courthouse was completed in 1891.
In 1896 Conroe sold the house to his son William Munger Conroe (1870-1947), a prominent lumberman and oil man. Major additions were later made to the home, which was originally a two-story frame structure with an outside stairway.
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