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RUSK COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Henderson, Texas


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Courthouse griffin detail
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Rusk County courthouse Henderson Texas
The 1928 Rusk County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Lori Martin, December 2005

The Present Rusk County Courthouse

Date: 1928
Architect: Curtis & Thomas, and A. C. Gentry
Style: Texas Renaissance
Material: Concrete and brick

Rusk County has had four courthouses: 1845, 1854, 1878 and 1928.
Rusk County courthouse Henderson Texas 1939
The 1928 Rusk County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
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Twin griffins with blank crest
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Rusk County Courthouse cornerstone, Henderson Texas
Cornerstone from F. E. Ruffini 1878 Courthouse. Darling & Redwine Contractors
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Rusk County marker, Texas
Rusk County center of county marker on the courthouse lawn
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