Details for Harrison County Courthouse
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5203010177
Data
Marker Number | 10177 |
Atlas Number | 5203010177 |
Marker Title | Harrison County Courthouse |
Index Entry | Harrison County Courthouse |
Address | Houston at Washington St. |
City | Marshall |
County | Harrison |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 371587 |
UTM Northing | 3601657 |
Subject Codes | Beaux Arts; courthouses |
Marker Year | 1965 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Built 1900. Cost $62,000. Third on this site. (Little Virginia, 1851; brick Gothic, 1889, burned in 1899.) This one of granite, brick and marble. Capitol-styled, classic Roman architecture, with a dome clock and belfry surmounted by a symbolic figure of justice. In 1964 became site of Harrison County Museum, in space allotment after new Courthouse was opened on Whetstone Square. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |