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Cass County Courthouse
Linden, Texas |
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1865 Architect - Charles Ames Photos: Robert Deering 6/18/2014 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Lewis Cass
, a United States Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas.COUNTY SEATS: Two - Jefferson (now in Marion County) and Linden.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The town site was laid out by a Major Wood, who named it for his former home in Linden, Tennessee.
COURTHOUSES: Three - Jefferson in 1846; Linden in 1853 and 1865.
STANDING: One - 1865 Classical Revival courthouse built of brick.
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 1865 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1965 Courthouse Photo: Robert Deering 8/30/2001 |
RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication
February 18, 2012.
With the elimination of most additions and
alterations, the building now appears as it did in 1934.
Structural changes made over the years makes it impossible
to return the courthouse to its 1865 configuration.
ADDRESS: 100 E Houston St, Linden, TX 75563
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Cass County Office Building Completed - 1938 |
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