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STEPHENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Breckenridge, Texas

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

Stephens County First County Seat - Fort Picketville
 Brenkenridge, Texas - 1926 Stephens County Courthouse,
The 1926 Stephens County courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009

The Present Stephens County Courthouse -
Breckenridge, Texas

Date - 1926
Architect - David S. Castle
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Limestone
1926 Stephens County Courthouse, Brenkenridge, Texas
The 1926 Stephens County courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, January 2007
Stephens County Courthouse, Brendenridge, Texas
Stephens County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT
Stephens County Courthouse, Brendenridge, Texas
Another old photo of the Stephens County Courthouse
Photo circa 1945 courtesy THC
Stephens County Courthouse, Brenkenridge, Texas
Front view of the 1926 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004
Stephens County Courthouse side view, Brenkenridge, Texas
Side view of the 1926 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004
Stephens County Courthouse architectural detail, Brenkenridge, Texas
 
Capital - Stephens County courthouse architectural detail, Brenkenridge, Texas
Courthouse detail.
TE photos February 2004
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009
Stephens County Courthouse architectural detail, Brenkenridge, Texas
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.

1883 Stephens County courthouse
Mural of the 1883 Stephens County Courthouse, Breckenridge Texas
Breckenridge mural showing the 1883 Stephens County courthouse
TE photo, February 2004
Breckenridge TX Stephens County courthouse mural
Another Breckenridge mural showing the 1883 Stephens County courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2009
Brenkenridge Texas - The 1883 Stephens County Courthouse doorway,
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, May 2005
The 1883 Courthouse
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