Madison County Courthouse Madisonville Texas. (original) (raw)

The 1970 Madison County courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, March 2005

The Present Madison County Courthouse

- Madisonville, Texas

Date - 1970
Architect - Dickson, Dickson, Buckley & Bullock
Style - Modern
Material - Concrete and brick
On the square - Main (Hwy 21) and Elm Streets.

All the previous county courthouses burned down.

Earlier view of the 1970 Madison County Courthouse
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The 1896 Madison County Courthouse

- Madisonville, Texas

Date - 1896
Style - Richardsonian Romanesque
Material - Brick
Cost - $22,500
Clock tower
Burned on Mother's Day May 14, 1967.

The 1896 Madison County Courthouse
1939 photo courtesy TXDoT

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1941 Calf Show in front of the Madison County courthouse
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1870(?) Madison County courthouse
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