Franklin County Courthouse and Jail

Franklin County Courthouse and Jail
Location 200 N Kaufman St., Mount Vernon, Texas
Coordinates 33°11′29″N 101°13′17″W / 33.19139°N 101.22139°W / 33.19139; -101.22139 (Franklin County Courthouse and Jail)Coordinates: 33°11′29″N 101°13′17″W / 33.19139°N 101.22139°W / 33.19139; -101.22139 (Franklin County Courthouse and Jail)
Area less than one acre
Built 1912
Architect Thurmon, L.L.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 05001542[1]
Added to NRHP January 18, 2006

The Franklin County Courthouse and Jail in Mount Vernon, Texas was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The listing included two contributing buildings: the courthouse and the jail.

The design of a prior Franklin County courthouse, while not necessarily itself especially architecturally distinguished, was copied in the design of the Old Morris County Courthouse. The prior courthouse was built in 1875.

Its successor, the present courthouse, built in 1912, was designed by L.L. Thurmon in Classical Revival style. The courthouse is a 3-story sandstone building with full height columned and pedimented porticoes on two sides. It has an octagonal, domed clock tower.[2]

The jail, also built in 1912, is a square two-story small building.[2]

L.L. Thurmon also designed a Jeff Davis County courthouse and designed 1911 Kinney County Courthouse, at 501 S. Ann St. in Brackettville, Texas, which is also listed on the National Register.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Gerald "Jerry" W. Hubbell; Hannah Vaughan (July 19, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Franklin County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved July 5, 2018. With 14 figures and five photos from 2005.
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