| Marker Number |
11443 |
| Atlas Number |
5467011443 |
| Marker Title |
Site of 1896 Van Zandt County Courthouse |
| Index Entry |
Van Zandt County Courthouse |
| Address |
|
| City |
Canton |
| County |
Van Zandt |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
231331 |
| UTM Northing |
3605628 |
| Subject Codes |
courthouses |
| Marker Year |
1986 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
In front of courthouse, 100 Blk Dallas, Canton |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1894, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court approved construction of a new brick courthouse at this site. Built between 1894 and 1896, it replaced a frame courthouse that had served the county since shortly after the Civil War. The noted San Antonio Architect J. Riely Gordon designed the 1896 courthouse in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Built on a Greek cross plan, it features a three-story main structure and a six-story central tower with a copper eagle statue at the top. The building was torn down in the 1930s. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 |
