Marker Inscription
Most imposing public building in early Robertson County. After becoming county seat in 1870, Calvert lost many leaders in 1873 yellow fever epidemic. As planned, this Courthouse was begun in 1875; but before its completion, Franklin was named county seat, in 1879. Robert A. Brown, a merchant, investor and planter, purchased this building in 1885. With help of his wife, Lucy Herndon Brown, he made it into a residence. In 1909 his heirs sold it to Mrs. Fannie L. Hammond, in whose family it remained until 1966, when it became a museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968
About this site
Former Calvert Courthouse is a historical marker in Calvert, Robertson County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 63 historical markers documented in Robertson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 103 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9807, -96.6706 near Calvert. The nearest cataloged historic site is Katy Hamman Stricker Library (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Church of the Epiphany, Howard, S.M., and Sneed Memorial Methodist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5395010906. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
