Cass County Courthouse | |
Cass County Courthouse | |
Location | Public Sq., Linden, Texas |
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Coordinates | 33°0′40″N94°21′53″W / 33.01111°N 94.36472°W Coordinates: 33°0′40″N94°21′53″W / 33.01111°N 94.36472°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1859 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference # | 79002924 [1] |
TSAL # | 8200000162 |
RTHL # | 9812 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 25, 1979 |
Designated TSAL | January 1, 1983 |
Designated RTHL | 1967 |
The Cass County Courthouse in Linden, Texas was built in 1859 and has remained in operation since 1861, making it the only existing Antebellum courthouse in Texas and therefore making it the oldest courthouse in continuous operation. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
Linden is a city and the county seat of Cass County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,988 at the 2010 census, down from 2,256 at the 2000 census.
George Washington, elected the first president in 1789, set up a cabinet form of government, with departments of State, Treasury, and War, along with an Attorney General. Based in New York, the new government acted quickly to rebuild the nation's financial structure. Enacting the program of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, the government assumed the Revolutionary war debts of the states and the national government, and refinanced them with new federal bonds. It paid for the program through new tariffs and taxes; the tax on whiskey led to a revolt in the west; Washington raised an army and suppressed it. The nation adopted a Bill of Rights as 10 amendments to the new constitution. The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the entire federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court became important under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall (1801–1835), a federalist and nationalist who built a strong Supreme Court and strengthened the national government.
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.
It is a three-story Classical Revival-style building, with its appearance mainly deriving from c.1900 renovation/expansion. It was damaged by a fire in 1933 but was quickly repaired. When listed on the National Register it was the longest continually-used courthouse in Texas. [3]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cass County, Texas.
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Cass County Courthouse or Cass County Court House may refer to:
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