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The
1955 Smith County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Lori Martin, 2005 |
The
Present Smith County Courthouse
Date - 1955
Architect - Thomas Jameson & Merrell
Style - Modern
Material - Concrete, brick and stone
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Smith
County"Tyler,
settled in the l840s, owes its name to President John Tyler. Smith County, of
which Tyler has
been the only county seat, was created in l846 from part of what is now Nacogdoches
County. the county was named for General James Smith, a Texas Revolution leader
who was serving in the Republic of Texas Congress when the county was named for
him."
From
Tyler: A drive with
beauty and history by Bob Bowman
"The East Texas Sunday Drive Book"
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The
1910 Smith County Courthouse |
| Vintage
postcard featuring the 1910 Smith County courthouse. On display at the historic
1881 Smith County jail (now a lawyer's office) at 309 E. Erwin. Photo courtesy
Terry
Jeanson
, July
2007 |
| Prints
of these oil paintings of the 1910 Smith County courthouse are also on display
inside the old Smith County jail. Terry
Jeanson
, July
2007 |
Another
view of the 1910 Smith County Courthouse
1912 postcard courtesy THC |
| | The
1910 Smith County Courthouse
1939 photo courtesy of TXDoT |
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In
what may be the only photo of its kind, the previous Smith County courthouse retains
its dignity even while being dismantled in front of its replacement in 1955.
Photo Courtesy Smith County Historical Society |
The
1851 Smith County Courthouse |
| East
Side of the Smith County Courthouse c. 1876
"A clock tower rising 65
feet above the ground was also added, though no clock was ever installed."
Photo Courtesy Smith County Historic Society |
View
of a circus parade circling the town square c. 1904 taken from the roof of the
Smith County Courthouse. Photo Courtesy Smith County Historical Society
See
Tyler, Texas |
| "After
a series of three log cabins over five years served as the county courthouse,
the cornerstone was laid in December 1851, for a new courthouse, Tyler’s first
brick structure. The two-story building was 40 feet by 70 feet and sat in the
middle of the square. In 1876 a third story was added, as well as a clock tower
that never had a timepiece installed." - From "Tyler"
by Robert E. Reed Jr. | |
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