Cooke County Courthouse
Cooke County Courthouse | |
 Cooke County Courthouse (2021) | |
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| Location | 101 S Dixon St, Gainesville, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 33°37′25″N 97°08′44″W / 33.62361°N 97.14556°W |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Lang & Witchell |
| Architectural style | École des Beaux-Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000336[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 1991 |
The Cooke County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Gainesville, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
History
[edit]The courthouse was designed by Lang & Witchell, and was constructed in 1912.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, and designated a Texas Historic Landmark in 1988.[4]
Confederate monument
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On the lawn of the courthouse stands a monolith topped by a 1911 statue of a Confederate solider. 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.[5] 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.[6][7] Protesters advocating against the statue were later sentenced to prison time for "obstructing a highway".[8] The protesters petitioned their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, who in 2024 declined to review the case.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places".
- ^ "History of Gainesville, Texas". www.gainesvilletxhousingauthority.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Details - Cooke County Courthouse - Atlas Number 5097001055 - Atlas: Texas Historical Commission". atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Campbell, Steve. "Gainesville's dark past still stirring passions". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Carter, Simone. "Gainesville's County Commissioners Vote to Keep Courthouse Confederate Monument". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Carter, Simone. "A Gainesville Confederate Statue is Gone. Activists Say There's More Work to Be Done". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ "ACLU asking U.S. Supreme Court to overturn conviction of Gainesville protestors". Dallas News. 2024-06-30. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Reichmann, Kelsey (July 16, 2024). "Supreme Court wills Confederate monument protesters to jail despite appeal". Courthouse News Service.
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