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KNOX
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Benjamin,
Texas There
has been three courthouse in Knox County: 1886, 1888,
1935 |
The
1935 Knox County Courthouse in Benjamin
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2006 |
The
Present Knox County Courthouse - Benjamin, Texas
Date - 1935
Architect - Voelcker & Dixon
Style - Moderne
Material - Stone |
Back
view of the 1935 Knox County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson |
| "The
district courtroom in the current courthouse is quite spacious and looks to be
unaltered." - Terry
Jeanson |
| The
1935 Knox County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo Courtesy TXDoT
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The
1888 Knox County Courthouse - Benjamin, Texas
Photographer's Note:
The historical marker over the
cornerstone gives the date of the former courthouse as 1891, but the THC lists
the date as 1888. - Terry
Jeanson |
| "This
photo of the sandstone 1888 Knox County courthouse is displayed in the first floor
hallway of the current courthouse along with other vintage photos, artifacts and
county memorabilia." - Terry
Jeanson |
| "The
cornerstone of the 1888 Knox County courthouse amidst a sea of bluebonnets. The
writing on the cornerstone is mostly illegible." - Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson |
The
demolished 1888 Knox County Courthouse.
Early 1900s photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
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