The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
Constructed of flat and rusticated limestone with sandstone and granite details in a blend of Romanesque Revival and Second Empire styles. Carved limestone balustrades and pediments decorate the roofline, along with four corner entry pavilions topped by imposing cupolas and a central octagonal clocktower capped with an ornamental copper finial.
Denton County Courthouse is a courthouse in Denton, Denton County, dedicated in 1896. It is one of 174 historic sites cataloged in Denton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 33.2150, -97.1330 near Denton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Denton County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Denton County Courthouse, Edna Westrbook Trigg in Denton County, and Denton, John B..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000109. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square in Denton was completed in 1896 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to county offices, it houses the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, and its grounds are the final resting place of John B. Denton, the county's and city's namesake. A 1918 Confederate monument that stood on the grounds was removed in 2020.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
“Denton County Courthouse” names 3 distinct records in Denton County. This page is the courthouse dedicated in 1896 in Denton. The others:
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