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Knox County Courthouse, Benjamin, Texas
The 1935 Knox County Courthouse in Benjamin, Texas

1939 photo Courtesy TXDoT

The Present Knox County Courthouse
Date - 1935
Architect - Voelcker & Dixon
Style - Moderne
Material - Stone

Knox County Courthouse detail
Knox County Courthouse detail
TE photo

There has been three courthouse in Knox County: 1886, 1888, 1935

The 1888 Knox County Courthouse, Benjamin, Texas



The demolished 1888 Knox County Courthouse.

Early 1900s photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com
Former Knox County Jail, Benjamin, Texas
Former Knox County jail in Benjamin

Photo Courtesy Barclay Gibson, 2003

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