Texas County Progress

The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas

Monuments of Justice

Monuments of Justice: Parker County Courthouse

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County Seat: Weatherford County * Population: 148,222 (2020 Census)

The Historic Parker County Courthouse was designed by architects Dodson & Dodson in a Second Empire style. Erected in 1886, this towering monument fashioned from limestone is topped by a four-sided clock tower. The exterior of the county capitol, a National Register Property, was restored in the early 1990s. The county rededicated the courthouse in June 2005 following … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Parker County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Knox County Courthouse

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County Seat: Benjamin * County Population: 3,353 (2020 Census) 

    The Knox County Courthouse was built in 1935 in a Modern style as designed by architects Voelcker & Dixon. The county was formed from Young and Bexar territories in 1858 and named for George Washington’s secretary of war, Henry Knox. The County was re-created in 1878 and organized in 1886.  The first courthouse, a small box and strip building, was replaced by a … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Knox County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Harrison County Courthouse

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County Seat: Marshall * County Population: 68,839 (2020 Census)

  The 1901 Harrison County Courthouse designed by James Riely Gordon is an excellent example of Gordon's renowned Renaissance Revival style. The atrium showcases a stunning cast iron central staircase, original light fixtures, and colorful geometric floor tile. Harrison County received grant money from the Texas Historical Commission’s Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Harrison County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Harris County Courthouse

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County Seat: Houston * County Population: 4,731,145 (2020 Census)  

       The Historic Harris County Courthouse was built in 1910 in a Beaux-Arts style as designed by Lang, Winchell & Barglebaugh. The county rededicated the courthouse in August 2011 following a $53.6 million restoration project that returned the courthouse to its original grandeur.        County business is conducted in a modern county capitol completed in 1953 and … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Harris County Courthouse

Monuments of Justice: Freestone County Courthouse

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County Seat: Fairfield * County Population: 19,435 (2020 Census) 

       The Freestone County Courthouse was built in 1919 in a Classical Revival style as designed by W.R. Kaufman.       Freestone County was carved from eastern Limestone County in 1850 and organized the following year. An eight-man committee selected Mound Prairie as the county seat; the town was eventually renamed Fairfield.       The area’s rich history is … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Freestone County Courthouse