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Franklin County Courthouse and Jail
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Location	200 N. Kaufman St., Mount Vernon, Texas
Coordinates	33°11′21″N 95°13′18″W / 33.18917°N 95.22167°W / 33.18917; -95.22167 (Franklin County Courthouse and Jail)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Built by	L.R. Wright & Co.
Architect	L.L. Thurman
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	05001542
TSAL No.	8200003167
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 18, 2006
Designated TSAL	January 1, 2010

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.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Texas
• List of county courthouses in Texas

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. ^ Gerald "Jerry" W. Hubbell; Hannah Vaughan (July 19, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Franklin County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved July 5, 2018. With 14 figures and five photos from 2005.

External links

Media related to Franklin County Courthouse and Jail at Wikimedia Commons

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