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The '''Anderson County Courthouse''' is an historic [[courthouse]] located at 1 Public Square in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]], [[Anderson County, Texas]]. The [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style building was built atop the highest hill in Palestine. [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] [[architect]]s [[Charles Henry Page]] and [[Louis Charles Page]] designed the structure. It was built in 1913 and 1914 and dedicated on December 20, 1914 at a cost of approximately $250,000.
The '''Anderson County Courthouse''' is an historic [[courthouse]] located at 1 Public Square in [[Palestine, Texas|Palestine]], [[Anderson County, Texas]]. The [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] style building was built atop the highest hill in Palestine. [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] [[architect]]s [[Charles Henry Page]] and [[Louis Charles Page]] designed the structure. It was built in 1913 and 1914 and dedicated on December 20, 1914 at a cost of approximately $250,000.


Anderson County was created by the [[Texas Legislature]] on March 24, 1846, and named for former [[Republic of Texas]] Vice-President [[Kenneth L. Anderson]]. The first Anderson County Courthouse was a one-story wood frame structure built in 1847. It was replaced by a two-story brick courthouse in 1856. The third courthouse, built of brick and completed in 1886, by noted Texas courthouse architect [[Wesley Clark Dodson]] (1829-1914) of [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. It was destroyed by [[arson]] in 1913 purportedly to destroy incriminating documents.
Anderson County was created by the [[Texas Legislature]] on March 24, 1846, and named for former [[Republic of Texas]] Vice-President [[Kenneth L. Anderson]]. The first Anderson County Courthouse was a one-story wood frame structure built in 1847. It was replaced by a two-story brick courthouse in 1856. The third courthouse, built of brick and completed in 1886, by noted Texas courthouse architect [[Wesley Clark Dodson]] (1829-1914) of [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. It was destroyed by [[arson]] in 1913 purportedly to destroy incriminating documents.
The current Anderson County Courthouse is the fourth structure to serve as the seat of Anderson County government. The courthouse uses a Beaux-Arts bi-axial arrangement with a [[Rotunda (architecture)|rotunda]] crowned by an inner [[art glass]] dome with an outer dome surmounted by [[Lady Justice]]. The building is three stories with a raised [[basement]]. It is finished in [[brick]], [[Rock (geology)|rock]] and [[terra cotta]]. The design includes projecting [[portico]]s with [[pediment]]s on all four [[Elevation (view)|elevations]] each with six [[ionic column]]s. <ref>[http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Palestine/Palestine-Texas-Anderson-County-Courthouse.htm Texas Escapes page for Anderson County Courthouse]</ref>
The current Anderson County Courthouse is the fourth structure to serve as the seat of Anderson County government. The courthouse uses a Beaux-Arts bi-axial arrangement with a [[Rotunda (architecture)|rotunda]] crowned by an inner [[art glass]] dome with an outer dome surmounted by [[Lady Justice]]. The building is three stories with a raised [[basement]]. It is finished in [[brick]], [[Rock (geology)|rock]] and [[terra cotta]]. The design includes projecting [[portico]]s with [[pediment]]s on all four [[Elevation (view)|elevations]] each with six [[ionic column]]s.<ref>[http://www.texasescapes.com/TOWNS/Palestine/Palestine-Texas-Anderson-County-Courthouse.htm Texas Escapes page for Anderson County Courthouse]</ref>


The courthouse underwent major restoration in 1986 and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 28, 1992.
The courthouse underwent major restoration in 1986 and was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 28, 1992.
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[[Category:County courthouses in Texas]]
[[Category:County courthouses in Texas]]
[[Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas]]
[[Category:Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Anderson County, Texas]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Anderson County, Texas]]
[[Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Texas]]
[[Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Texas]]



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Revision as of 06:58, 1 July 2016

Anderson County Courthouse
The Anderson County Courthouse in 2010.
Anderson County Courthouse (Texas) is located in Texas
Anderson County Courthouse (Texas)
Anderson County Courthouse (Texas) is located in the United States
Anderson County Courthouse (Texas)
Location1 Public Sq, Palestine, Texas
Built1914
ArchitectCharles Henry Page and Louis Charles Page of Page Brothers
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.92001256[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1992

The Anderson County Courthouse is an historic courthouse located at 1 Public Square in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. The Beaux-Arts style building was built atop the highest hill in Palestine. Austin architects Charles Henry Page and Louis Charles Page designed the structure. It was built in 1913 and 1914 and dedicated on December 20, 1914 at a cost of approximately $250,000.

Anderson County was created by the Texas Legislature on March 24, 1846, and named for former Republic of Texas Vice-President Kenneth L. Anderson. The first Anderson County Courthouse was a one-story wood frame structure built in 1847. It was replaced by a two-story brick courthouse in 1856. The third courthouse, built of brick and completed in 1886, by noted Texas courthouse architect Wesley Clark Dodson (1829-1914) of Waco. It was destroyed by arson in 1913 purportedly to destroy incriminating documents. The current Anderson County Courthouse is the fourth structure to serve as the seat of Anderson County government. The courthouse uses a Beaux-Arts bi-axial arrangement with a rotunda crowned by an inner art glass dome with an outer dome surmounted by Lady Justice. The building is three stories with a raised basement. It is finished in brick, rock and terra cotta. The design includes projecting porticos with pediments on all four elevations each with six ionic columns.[2]

The courthouse underwent major restoration in 1986 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 28, 1992.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Texas Escapes page for Anderson County Courthouse


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