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Shelby County Courthouse

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Austin and Logansport, Center, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 31° 47' 43.78124000004", -94° 10' 53.83599999996"
 
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     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 - 1969

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Shelby County Courthouse Historical Marker Location Map, Texas