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Unique Victorian Texas public building. Third courthouse here. Site, in an 1824 land grant from Mexico, was donated 1850 by Henry Fanthorp, first permanent settler in county. Built 1891 of hand-molded brick with native stone trim. Vault is same one used in previous buildings; has twice withstood fires. Tried here in 1930s, a Clyde Barrow gang member vowed he'd see court in infernal regions. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965
Grimes County Courthouse is a historical marker in Anderson, Grimes County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 213 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4887, -95.9869 near Anderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grimes County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Grimes County Courthouse, In Memory of_Colonel Benjamin Fort Smith, and Grimes County, C.S.A..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008585. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Grimes County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Grimes County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1965 in Anderson. The others:
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