Marker Inscription
Politics/Government, Architecture
Historic Place
Newton County Courthouse
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About this site
Newton County Courthouse is a historic place in Newton, Newton County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 5 historic places documented in Newton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 126 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.8475, -93.7600 near Newton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Blewett, William, Newton Cemetery, and Autrey-Williams House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2079002999. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Newton County Courthouse in Newton is a Second Empire building erected in 1902 by contractors William Martin and Peter Moodie, with brick made from clay mined and fired on the courthouse square. The three-story structure features a mansard roof and a clock-and-bell tower, an unusual choice reflecting a style already decades out of fashion. It was listed on the National Register in 1997, and after a catastrophic fire in 2000 it was reconstructed and restored to its 1936 appearance.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgthc.texas.gov
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Nearby in Newton County
Historical Marker
Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers
Newton · 2010
Historical Marker
Blewett, William
Newton · 1997
Historical Marker
Newton Cemetery
Newton · 2005
Historic Place
Autrey-Williams House
Newton · 2013
Historical Marker
Autrey-Williams House
Newton · 1981
Historical Marker
Woods Park (Newton County Fairgrounds)
Newton · 2008
Cemetery
Miller
Newton County
Cemetery
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Wood Community