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DELTA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Cooper, Texas

Delta County has had three courthouses:
1881, 1900, 1940

Present Delta County courthouse, Cooper Texas
The 1940 Delta County courthouse today.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, June 2007

The Present Delta County Courthouse -
Cooper, Texas

Date - 1940
Architect - Hoke Smith
Style - Moderne
Material - Brick

Delta County courthouse, Cooper Texas old photo
Delta County Courthouse as it appeared in 1940
Photo courtesy of TXDoT


Delta County courthouse cornerstone, Cooper Texas
"The cornerstone from the 1940 Delta County courthouse. It was affixed to the outside of the building after its remodeling."
- Terry Jeanson, June 2007

Photographer's Note:
A gentleman in the JP's office told me that after the original stone facade started to fall from the building in large chunks, the entire courthouse was encased in brick. - Terry Jeanson, June 2007



The 1900 Delta County Courthouse


Cooper Texas Downtown mural with a rendition of the 1900 Delta County courthouse mural
Downtown mural with a rendition of the 1900 Delta County courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, June 2007


Cooper Texas courthouse square
"The roads around the old courthouse square in Cooper are paved with red brick. The current courthouse is actually one block west of the square. This gazebo sits on the foundation of the 1900 courthouse."
- Terry Jeanson, June 2007


1900 Delta courthouse cornerstone, Cooper Texas
"The cornerstone of the 1900 Delta County courthouse is also on the square."
- Terry Jeanson, June 2007

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