Details for Old Hidalgo County Courthouse
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5215003745
Data
Marker Number | 3745 |
Atlas Number | 5215003745 |
Marker Title | Old Hidalgo County Courthouse |
Index Entry | Hidalgo County Courthouse, Old |
Address | First and Flora |
City | Hidalgo |
County | Hidalgo |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 573756 |
UTM Northing | 2886951 |
Subject Codes | buildings; courthouses |
Marker Year | 1964 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | First and Flora, Hidalgo |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | 16" x 12" |
Marker Text | This building served as the Hidalgo County Courthouse from its construction in 1886 until the County Seat was moved to Chapin (later name Edinburg) in 1908. Made of brick from nearby Reynosa, Mexico, it originally was a two-story structure. Its cupola, roof, and second floor were destroyed in an early 20th-century fire. An important building during the county's formative years, the old Courthouse later served as an immigration and customs facility. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1963 |