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Anderson County Courthouse
County Seat - Palestine, Texas

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Palestine, Texas, Anderson County courthouse
The 1914 Anderson County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Lori Martin, December 2005
Anderson County courthouse Palestine Texas old  photo
Anderson County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT

The 1914 Anderson County Courthouse

The Courthouse is an imposing 1914 structure in the Renaissance Revival Style; somewhat unusual is the choice of brick over stone.
Architect: C. H. Page & Brothers

W.C. Dodson, one of the more famous and prolific courthouse architects of the age, designed the former (1886) Courthouse. His building was not razed, but fell to arson.
Anderson County Courthouse glass dome, Palestine, Texas
Anderson County Courthouse dome

Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, February 6, 2006

Anderson County has had four courthouses: 1847, 1856, 1886 and 1914

Anderson County Courthouse, Palestine Texas
Another view of the Anderson County Courthouse
TE Photo, 2002

Anderson County Forum

  • Anderson County Courthouse Dome
    Of all the courthouses I've photographed, I've been inside 98% of them. ...I try to find interesting things on the inside to photograph, but some of them are just plain boring. I see why people don't go inside, especially if time is their major concern, but I would have missed so many interesting things if I hadn't.

    The Anderson County courthouse in Palestine is a good example. There is an amazing spiral staircase in the center of the building with a beautiful stained glass skylight at the bottom of the dome. (See "Dome" photo above) The district courtroom, while modern, has a delicately painted mural at the rear of the two story room and the outside hall is covered with the personal collection of Judge Bascom Bentley, including historical photos, autographs of celebrities and politicians, newspaper clippings and photos of the Judge posing with state and local politicans, community leaders and sports teams. The courthouses with these things on the inside have proven to be some of my favorites even if they weren't so hot on the outside. - Terry Jeanson, San Antonio, Texas, May 24, 2006

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