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The
1957 Kent County Courthouse
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
The
Present Kent County Courthouse - JaytonDate
- 1957
Architect - Wyatt Hedrick
Style - Modern
Location - Hwy 70,
Jayton |
Kent
County 1936 Centennial Highway Marker at courthouse grounds
Photos courtesy
Barclay
Gibson, April 2009 |
Centennial
Marker TextKENT
COUNTYFormed from
Young and Bexar territories
created August 21, 1876
organized November
8, 1892
Named in honor of
Andrew Kent
who fell at the Alamo
Clairmont, the county
seat, 1892
Jayton, since 1952 |
The
Former Kent County Courthouse - ClairemontDate
- 1893
Architect - Martin, Byrnes, and Johnston
Style - Italianate |
| The
1893 courthouse in Clairemont.
"The courthouse was a victim of a fire and the second floor was destroyed."
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT |
Photographer's
Note:
I had
first thought that the community center was probably built from the bricks of
the old court house after it was razed, but when you look at the 1939 image you
have of the courthouse, it actually appears that they removed the second floor
of the courthouse and left the first floor intact. You can tell from pictures
that the windows match up perfectly. I did some research on the net today and
from what I found, the courthouse was a victim of a fire and the second floor
was destroyed. I didn't find anything verifying the date it burnt... - Erik
Whetstone, June 03, 2004 |
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County Map as drawn by Sidney Porter, aka O. Henry. c.1889
Photo Courtesy
Texas General Land Office | | |
Kent County ForumI
have a history book that was written about Kent County and its people. It states
that first Commissioner's Court was held out in the open on November 16, 1892.
- Dale McFadin, August 19, 2003 | |
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