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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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The 1910
Smith County Courthouse
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| 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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
"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
A Chapter from "The East Texas Sunday Drive Book"
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