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The
present King County courthouse with the 1914 county courthouse in the background.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson,
September 2007 |
The Present King County
Courthouse
- Guthrie, TexasDate
- 1982
Architect - T. Renfro
Style - Modern
Material - Brick |
King
County Courthouse Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson,
September 2007 |
KING COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Created in 1876,
King County organized in 1891. Its first courthouse, a two-story frame structure,
was destroyed in 1905 by a tornado. The next house of justice, built of sandstone,
burned in 1914. That same year, the county hired Fort Worth architect Ernest E.
Churchill to design a new courts building. The two-story concrete structure served
as the courthouse until 1982, when the county converted it to a library and built
a new courthouse. The Classical Revival edifice exhibits prairie-style influences.
Today, it remains a testament to the aspirations of early 20th-century King County
residents. |
The 1914 King County Courthouse
- Guthrie, TexasArchitect:
Ernest E. Churchill
Style: Classical Revival with prairie-style influences
Material: Concrete and steel
Now the county museum. |
Early
morning shot of the 1914 King County courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson,
September 2007 |
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The 1914 King County courthouse is now the county museum.
Photo courtesy
Greg Havilande, July 2004 | |
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The
1914 King County Courthouse
1939 Photo courtesy TXDoT |
"King
County Courthouse, 1913. This building later burned."
Photo courtesy
THC |
Date
- 1894
Material - Sandstone
In 1917, the jail was remodeled and the second
story was removed. |
The
sandstone 1894 King County jail in Guthrie.
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson,
September 2007 | |
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