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Shelby County Courthouse TX7695 |
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 Courthouse Courtesy of Texas Historical Commission
Built to resemble Irish castle (1883-1885) by architect J.J.E. Gibson, from Ireland. Style is, in part, "Romanesque revival." In 1866 county records were held at this site after being secretly taken from Shelbyville by R.L. Parker and Sam Weaver following a contested election naming Center as county seat. The noted land dispute case of heirs of Sydney O. Penington, signer of Texas Declaration of Independence, was tried here, 1896.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Historical Survey Committee, 1969.
Austin St. & Logansport Ave., courthouse square, Center, Shelby County Texas
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