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Denton County Courthouse
Denton, Texas |
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1896 Architect - W. C. Dodson Photos: Robert Deering 6/20/2014 |
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 1876 Courthouse |
 1998 Courthouse |
 2021 Courthouse |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846
COUNTY NAMED FOR: John Bunyan Denton, an eastern Fannin County Methodist preacher, lawyer, and Indian fighter.
COUNTY SEATS: Three - Pinckneyville, Alton, and Denton.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as the county
COURTHOUSES: Six - 1851, 1858, 1876, 1896, 1998, and 2021
STANDING: Three -
- 1896 eclectic style courthouse. The stone structure mixes Second Empire elements with Romanesque Revival, and has eighty pink granite pillars.
Now used as a museum.
- 1998 Modern structure about a mile east of the 1896 building.
- 2021 Modern courthouse built to consolidate administrative functions as well as to provide room to expand the judicial system. About 2.5 miles southeast of the 1998 building.
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 1896 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1896 Courthouse Photo: Robert Deering 1973 |
RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication November 6, 2004
ADDRESS: 110 W. Hickory Street, Denton, Texas
