| Marker Number |
17656 |
| Atlas Number |
5507017656 |
| Marker Title |
Montague County Courthouse |
| Index Entry |
Montague County Courthouse |
| Address |
11339 SH 59 |
| City |
Montague |
| County |
Montague |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
618679 |
| UTM Northing |
3725711 |
| Subject Codes |
courthouses; buildings; Classical Revival (architectural style) |
| Marker Year |
2013 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Montague County Courthouse. Marker is affixed to NE corner of the building facing Grand St., at SW corner of SH 59 and Grand St. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" without post |
| Marker Text |
Montague County was created in Dec. 1857 and organized in Aug. 1858. A log cabin and a frame store served as temporary courthouses. Fires destroyed a two-story frame building (1873) and a two-story stone courthouse (1884). In that same year, construction began on a second stone courthouse, which lasted until a 1912 storm severely damaged it. County commissioners selected Waco architect George Burnett to design the present Classical Revival style temple of Justice. A. H. Rodgers of Henrietta was the contractor. The three-story brick and stone courthouse with raised basement has staircases at all four entrances, porticos, pilasters and dentils. Completed in May 1913, it has been the center of government and activity in the county for more than a century. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2013 |
