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Architecture
Historic Place
Palo Pinto County Courthouse
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About this site
Palo Pinto County Courthouse is a historic place in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, dedicated in 1997. It is one of 4 historic places documented in Palo Pinto County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7675, -98.2992 near Palo Pinto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Courthouses of Palo Pinto County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jonathan Hamilton Baker, Palo Pinto Methodist Church, and Old County Jail.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2097000365. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Palo Pinto County Courthouse at 520 Oak Street is the third courthouse to serve the county, following buildings of 1857 and 1882. The present three-story Moderne building with Renaissance Revival elements was constructed in 1940-1942 by the Work Projects Administration to a design by Fort Worth architect Preston M. Geren, Sr. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Nearby in Palo Pinto County
Historical Marker
Courthouses of Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto · 1986
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Jonathan Hamilton Baker
Palo Pinto · 1983
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Palo Pinto Methodist Church
Palo Pinto · 1994
Historical Marker
Old County Jail
Palo Pinto · 1976
Historical Marker
First Baptist Church of Palo Pinto
Palo Pinto · 2008
Historical Marker
First Christian Church
Palo Pinto · 1968
Historical Marker
Palo Pinto Cemetery
Palo Pinto
Historical Marker
Palo Pinto County
Palo Pinto · 1936