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Harrison County Courthouse

Marshall, Harrison County

Marker Text

Built 1900. Cost $62,000. Third on this site. (Little Virginia, 1851; brick Gothic, 1889, burned in 1899.) This one of granite, brick and marble. Capitol-styled, classic Roman architecture, with a dome clock and belfry surmounted by a symbolic figure of justice. In 1964 became site of Harrison County Museum, in space allotment after new Courthouse was opened on Whetstone Square. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965

Marker Details

Address Houston at Washington St.
Location Description
Marker # 10177
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type Medallion & Plate
Code Beaux Arts; courthouses
Latitude, Longitude 32.544865, -94.367605

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