Marker Inscription
Architecture, Politics/Government
Historic Place
Houston County Courthouse (2010)
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About this site
Houston County Courthouse is a historic place in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 2010. It is one of 2 historic places documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3180, -95.4574 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Early Bank Building, Patton-Buchanan Building, and Courthouses of Houston County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2010000248. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Houston County's fifth courthouse, built in Crockett in 1939, is a Moderne-style limestone building designed by Houston architect Blum E. Hester and constructed with Public Works Administration funding by Dallas's Eckert-Fair Construction Company. Its cornerstone, laid in July 1939, held artifacts donated by local citizens, including photographs, a copy of the New Testament, and a fountain pen. The courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orglivingnewdeal.org
Also at or near Crockett, Houston County
“Houston County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Houston County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 2010 in Crockett. The others:
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Nearby in Houston County
Historical Marker
Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property
Crockett · 1992
Historical Marker
Early Bank Building
Crockett · 1972
Historical Marker
Patton-Buchanan Building
Crockett · 1982
Historical Marker
Courthouses of Houston County
Crockett · 1979
Historical Marker
Crockett
Crockett · 1964
Historical Marker
First National Bank of Crockett
Crockett · 1972
Historical Marker
Site of R. E. McConnell Property
Crockett · 1981
Historical Marker
Mayes, William Elbert
Crockett · 1983