Franklin County Courthouse and Jail
National Register of Historic Places

Franklin County Courthouse and Jail

Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas
Listed
January 18, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05001542

About this property

The Franklin County Courthouse and Jail in Mount Vernon, Texas was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The listing includes two contributing buildings: the courthouse and the jail. The design of a prior Franklin County courthouse, while not necessarily itself especially architecturally distinguished, was copied in the design of the Old Morris County Courthouse. The prior courthouse was built in 1875. Its successor, the present courthouse, built in 1912, was designed by L.L. Thurman in Classical Revival style. The courthouse is a three-story sandstone building with full height columned and pedimented porticoes on two sides. It has an octagonal, domed clock tower. The jail, also built in 1912, is a square two-story small building. Thurman also designed the Jeff Davis County Courthouse and the Kinney County Courthouse which are also listed on the National Register.

Location

200 N Kaufman St.
Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas
33.19139, -101.22173

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Franklin County Courthouse and Jail listed on the National Register?

Franklin County Courthouse and Jail was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 18, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Franklin County Courthouse and Jail?

Franklin County Courthouse and Jail is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Franklin County Courthouse and Jail?

The period of significance for Franklin County Courthouse and Jail is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1912.

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