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The present King
County courthouse with
the 1914 county courthouse in the background.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2007 |
The Present
King County Courthouse
- Guthrie, Texas
Date - 1982
Architect - T. Renfro
Style - Modern
Material - Brick |
The 1914 King
County Courthouse
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
1939 Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The 1914 King
County Courthouse
- Guthrie, Texas
Architect: Ernest
E. Churchill
Style: Classical Revival with prairie-style influences
Material: Concrete and steel
Now the county museum. |
King County Courthouse
Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2007 |
Historical Marker:
KING COUNTY
COURTHOUSE
Created in 1876,
King County organized
in 1891. Its first courthouse, a two-story frame structure, was destroyed
in 1905 by a tornado. The next house of justice, built of sandstone,
burned in 1914. That same year, the county hired Fort
Worth architect Ernest E. Churchill to design a new courts building.
The two-story concrete structure served as the courthouse until 1982,
when the county converted it to a library and built a new courthouse.
The Classical Revival edifice exhibits prairie-style influences. Today,
it remains a testament to the aspirations of early 20th-century King
County residents.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1962 |
Early morning
shot of the 1914 King County courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2007 |
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The 1914 King County courthouse is now the county museum.
Photo courtesy Greg Havilande, July 2004
More Texas Museums |
"King County
Courthouse, 1913. This building later burned."
Photo courtesy THC |
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