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Red River County Courthouse
Clarksville, Texas |
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1884 Architect - William H. Wilson Photos: Robert Deering 7/28/2007 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1837
COUNTY NAMED FOR: The Red River along the Texas-Oklahoma border
COUNTY SEATS: Two - La Grange (Present-day Madras) and Clarksville
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: James Clark, who in 1833 moved to the area and laid out a town site.
COURTHOUSES: Three - 1838 in La Grange; 1852 and 1884 in Clarksville.
STANDING: One - 1884 courthouse built of limestone with a mixture of Renaissance Revival and Second Empire elements with a 1910 addition.
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 1884 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1884 Courthouse Under Renovation Photo: Robert Deering 8/30/2001 |
ADDRESS: 400 N Walnut St, Clarksville, Texas
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 1889 Red River County Jail |
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