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STEPHENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Breckenridge, Texas

Stephens County has had three courhouses:
1876, 1883 and the present 1926 courthouse

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The 1926 Stephens County courthouse today.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2007

Date - 1926
Architect - David S. Castle
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Limestone

The 1926 Stephens County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939

Photo courtesy TXDoT

Another old photo of the Stephens County Courthouse

Photo circa 1945 courtesy THC

Front view of the 1926 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004

Side view of the 1926 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004

Courthouse detail.

TE photos February 2004

Courthouse detail. TE photo, February 2004

Also of note is the homage to the Egyptian "Father of Architecture" Hammurabi (above the door on the NW side (rear) of the building.

Breckenridge mural showing the 1883 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004

The 1883 Courthouse Arch
Looking like a Mayan ruin, the main entrance to the 1883 courthouse is displayed on the lawn of the 1926 courthouse.

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