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Denton County Courthouse on the Square

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Built
  
1896

RTHL #
  
1208

Added to NRHP
  
December 20, 1977

Phone
  
+1 940-349-2850

NRHP Reference #
  
77001438

TSAL #
  
220

Opened
  
1896

Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square

Location
  
Public Square Denton, Texas

Address
  
110 W Hickory St, Denton, TX 76201, USA

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–5PMMonday8AM–5PMTuesday8AM–5PMWednesday8AM–4:30PMThursday8AM–5PMFriday8AM–5PMSaturday11AM–3PMSundayClosed

Architectural styles
  
Romanesque architecture, Baroque architecture

Similar
  
Bayless Selby house mu, Little Chapel in the Woods, Clear Creek Natural H, Downtown Denton Transit C, Old Alton Bridge

360 degrees of denton county courthouse on the square


The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square is the former courthouse of Denton County located in at the county seat Denton, Texas. The Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square was constructed in 1896. In addition to county offices, the "Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum" also calls it home. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Courthouse is also the final resting place of John B. Denton, the county's and city's namesake.

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Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is located at the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square. The museum is one of three Denton County museums, which also include the Bayless-Selby House Museum, and the Denton County African American Museum.

The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum focuses on the history and culture of Denton County. Exhibits include African American and Hispanic heritage, farming, weapons, dolls, Southwest American Indian and Denton County pottery, furniture, and special collections of American pressed blue glass, thimbles, Pecan folk art and quilts.

References

Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Wikipedia