The Cass County Courthouse in

Linden, Texas Linden is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, Texas, United States. At the 2020 United States census, its population was 1,825. Geography Linden is located south of the center of Cass County at (33.008026, –94.364328). U.S. Route 5 ...

was built in 1859 and has remained in operation since 1861, making it the only existing

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courthouse in Texas and therefore making it the oldest courthouse in continuous operation. It was listed on the

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in 1979. It is a three-story

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-style building, with its appearance mainly deriving from c.1900 renovation/expansion. It was damaged by a fire in 1933 but was quickly repaired. When listed on the National Register it was the longest continually-used courthouse in Texas.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Neoclassical architecture in Texas Government buildings completed in 1859 Buildings and structures in Cass County, Texas County courthouses in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Cass County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks 1859 establishments in Texas {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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