Henderson County Courthouse (Texas)

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Henderson County Courthouse

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Henderson County Courthouse
General information
Architectural style Classical Revival
Town or city 100 E Tyler St., Athens, Texas
Country United States
Coordinates 32°12′18″N95°51′16″W / 32.20487°N 95.8544°W / 32.20487; -95.8544 Coordinates: 32°12′18″N95°51′16″W / 32.20487°N 95.8544°W / 32.20487; -95.8544
Completed 1913
Cost $170,000
Client Henderson County
Design and construction
Architect L. L. Thurman
Engineer Builder: L R. Wright [1]
Official name Henderson County Courthouse
Designated 2002
Reference no. 13831

The Henderson County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic 3-story redbrick Classical Revival style courthouse building with full basement located at 100 East Tyler Street in Athens, Texas. The courthouse has been designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 2002. Designed by L. L. Thurman, who also previously designed the Jeff Davis County Courthouse in Fort Davis, it is unusual for its angled wings. It also has a central cupola which is not seen in most images, but there is no rotunda under the cupola. It is Henderson County's fourth courthouse and the second in Athens. The first one was built in 1850 in Buffalo, now a ghost town, [2] and the second was built in 1861 in Centerville, which is also a ghost town today. [3] The third courthouse was built in Athens in 1887. [4]

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Athens, Texas City in Texas, United States

Athens is a city in Henderson County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,710. It is the county seat of Henderson County. The city has called itself the "Black-Eyed Pea Capital of the World." Athens was selected as one of the first "Certified Retirement Communities" in Texas. It was named after Athens, Alabama, by one of the early residents who came from there.

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