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Rains
County Courthouse
County Seat - Emory,
Texas
Date - 1908
Architect - Andrew J. Bryan
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick and concrete |
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1908 Rains County courthouse, currently being restored under the Texas
Historical Commisson's Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program"
- Terry Jeanson, December 2006 photo |
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Rains
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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Rains County was organized in 1870. Emory became the county seat and
the first courthouse was a log building. A second courthouse was built
(1872) but soon burned (1879). A third (brick) courthouse, constructed
in 1884, burned in 1890. ... more |
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