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Hunt County
Courthouse
County Seat - Greenville,
Texas
Hunt County
has had six courthouses
1847, 1853, 1859,
1881, 1885,
and 1929
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The
1929 Hunt County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, June 2007 |
The Present
Hunt County Courthouse - Greenville, Texas
Date - 1929
Architect - C.H. Page, Jr. & Bro.
Style - Moderne
Material - Brick and stone |
Hunt
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The 1885
Hunt County Courthouse
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picture of the 1885 Hunt County courthouse is hanging in the county
auditor's office in the current courthouse. This courthouse was similar
in appearance to the 1883 courthouse that was destroyed by fire. -
Terry Jeanson, June 2007 photo |
The
1885 Hunt County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
The Seven
Courthouses of Hunt County
Historical Marker
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historical marker in front of the current courthouse relays the history
of the previous Hunt County courthouses. - Terry Jeanson, June 2007
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| Hunt County was
named in honor of Memucan (a name you don't hear much anymore) Hunt,
Texas Secretary of the Navy. |
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