Shelby County Courthouse
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N 31° 47.707 W 094° 10.878
15R E 388168 N 3518333
This medallion and plate Recorded Texas Historic Landmark historical marker is affixed to the front wall of the courthouse. The medallion is to the left of the door, and the plate is to the right.
Waymark Code: WM122P4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2020
Views: 4
Marker erected by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Shelby County Courthouse
Address Austin and Logansport
City Center
County Shelby
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 388139
UTM Northing 3518376
Subject Codes courthouses
Marker Year 1969
Designations Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Size Medallion & Plate
Marker Number: 7695
Marker Text:
Built to resemble Irish castle (1883-1885) by architect J. J. E. Gibson, from Ireland. Style is, in part, "Romanesque revival." In 1866 county records were held at this site after being secretly taken from Shelbyville by R. L. Parker and Sam Weaver following a contested election naming Center as county seat. The noted land dispute case of heirs of Sydney O. Penington, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence, was tried here, 1896. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1969
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