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Courthouse
King County Courthouse (1982)
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About this site
King County Courthouse is a courthouse in Guthrie, King County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in King County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 6 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.6187, -100.3222 near Guthrie. The nearest cataloged historic site is King County Courthouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include King County Courthouse Library (1914), Guthrie Cemetery, and Leo Roark.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002983. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
King County, created in 1876 and organized in 1891, has weathered a difficult courthouse history: its first frame building was leveled by a tornado in 1905 and its sandstone successor burned in 1914. The county's present courthouse in Guthrie was built in 1982, when the older 1914 building was converted into a county library. Guthrie remains a tiny ranching community and the seat of one of the least-populated counties in Texas.
Also at or near Guthrie, King County
“King County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in King County. This page is the courthouse dedicated in 1982 in Guthrie. The others:
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