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United States historic place
Cooke County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cooke County Courthouse (2021)
Cooke County Courthouse is located in TexasCooke County CourthouseShow map of TexasCooke County Courthouse is located in the United StatesCooke County CourthouseShow map of the United States
Location101 S Dixon St, Gainesville, Texas
Coordinates33°37′25″N 97°08′44″W / 33.62361°N 97.14556°W / 33.62361; -97.14556 (Cooke County Courthouse)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectLang & Witchell
Architectural styleÉcole des Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference No.91000336
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 1991

The Cooke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Gainesville, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The courthouse was designed by Lang & Witchell, and was constructed in 1912. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, and designated a Texas Historic Landmark in 1988.

Confederate monument

Detail of Confederate monument at Cooke County Courthouse.

On the lawn of the courthouse stands a monolith topped by a 1911 statue of a Confederate soldier. The inscription at the base of the statue reads, “no nation rose so white and fair none fell so pure of crime” in reference to the Southern cause. In 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the removal of Confederate statues across the United States, Cooke County Commissioners voted to retain the statue outside the courthouse. Protesters advocating against the statue were later sentenced to prison time for "obstructing a highway". The protesters petitioned their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, who in 2024 declined to review the case.

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places".
  3. "History of Gainesville, Texas". www.gainesvilletxhousingauthority.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  4. "Details - Cooke County Courthouse - Atlas Number 5097001055 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
  5. Campbell, Steve. "Gainesville's dark past still stirring passions". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  6. Carter, Simone. "Gainesville's County Commissioners Vote to Keep Courthouse Confederate Monument". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  7. Carter, Simone. "A Gainesville Confederate Statue is Gone. Activists Say There's More Work to Be Done". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  8. "ACLU asking U.S. Supreme Court to overturn conviction of Gainesville protestors". Dallas News. 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  9. Reichmann, Kelsey (July 16, 2024). "Supreme Court wills Confederate monument protesters to jail despite appeal". Courthouse News Service.


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