Marker Inscription
In 1894, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court approved construction of a new brick courthouse at this site. Built between 1894 and 1896, it replaced a frame courthouse that had served the county since shortly after the Civil War. The noted San Antonio Architect J. Riely Gordon designed the 1896 courthouse in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Built on a Greek cross plan, it features a three-story main structure and a six-story central tower with a copper eagle statue at the top. The building was torn down in the 1930s. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
About this site
Site of 1896 Van Zandt County Courthouse is a historical marker in Canton, Van Zandt County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 84 historical markers documented in Van Zandt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 169 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5573, -95.8613 near Canton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Raines, Cadwell Walton (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Roberts, Oran Milo, Van Zandt, Isaac and Francis, and Hillcrest Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5467011443. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
