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Limestone County Courthouse
Groesbeck, Texas |
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1924 Architect - R. H. Stucky Photos: Robert Deering 1/29/2005 |
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 1892 Courthouse Architect - Albert Ullrich |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846
COUNTY NAMED FOR: The indigenous Limestone rock.
COUNTY SEATS: Two - Springfield and Groesbeck.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The community was named for Abram Groesbeck, a director of the Houston and Texas Central Railway.
COURTHOUSES: Five - 1847 and 1856 in Springfield; 1878, 1892, and 1924 in Groesbeck. The 1892 courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1924.
STANDING: One - 1924 Classical Revival building made of brick, tile, marble, and concrete.
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 1924 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1924 Courthouse Photo: Robert Deering 1974 |