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The
1929 Hunt County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, June 2007 |
Present
Hunt County Courthouse - Greenville
Date - 1929
Architect - C.H. Page, Jr. & Bro.
Style - Moderne
Material - Brick and stone
Hunt County was named in honor of Memucan (a
name you don't hear much anymore) Hunt, Texas Secretary of the Navy.
Hunt
County Courthouses Historical Marker |
Hunt
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The
1885 Hunt County Courthouse |
| This
picture of the 1885 Hunt County courthouse is hanging in the county auditor's
office in the current courthouse. This courthouse was similar in appearance to
the 1883 courthouse that was destroyed by fire. - Terry
Jeanson, June 2007 photo |
The
1885 Hunt County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
The
Seven Courthouses of Hunt County
Historical Marker |
| The
historical marker in front of the current courthouse relays the history of the
previous Hunt County courthouses. - Terry
Jeanson, June 2007 photo |
The Seven Courthouses
of Hunt County Historical Marker Text
In 1846, when Hunt County was
created, Greenville was chosen as the county seat. Court sessions were held under
oak trees at the corner of St. John and Bourland streets until the first courthouse
was built here in 1847. A log cabin, it was located on the west side of the square.
It was replaced in 1853 by a 2-story frame courthouse on the northwest corner.
The center of the square, which had been reserved for a more substantial
building, was used in 1858 for the third courthouse. The first brick structure
in the county, it was condemned in 1874. County offices were moved to a building
at 2610 Lee Street, purchased from the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
The
fifth courthouse, an ornate red brick building with white stone trim, was constructed
here in 1883. Thirteen months later it was destroyed by a fire which heavily damaged
the town's commercial district. A new courthouse, which closely resembled the
1883 structure, was built in 1885. In 1928 it was torn down to make room for construction
of the present courthouse, the seventh for Hunt County. A formal dedication was
held on April 11, 1929, the 83rd anniversary of the county's founding. |
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