Grayson County Courthouse (Texas)
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The Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman, Texas was built in 1936 in Moderne style.[1]
History[edit]
It was designed by architects Voelcker and Dixon and is built of concrete and limestone.[1]
Grayson County, established in 1846, has had seven courthouses, with three during 1847 to 1853, then successors built in 1853, 1859, 1876, and 1936.[1]
The previous Grayson County Courthouse was burned by a lynch mob on May 9, 1930, killing a black man who had been accused of raping a white woman.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Grayson County Courthouse". Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ Blakely, Mike; Goldman, Mary Elizabeth, eds. (2000). Forever Texas: Texas, the Way Those Who Lived It Wrote It. Forge Books. ISBN 031286776X.