The Franklin County Courthouse and Jail in Mount Vernon, Texas was built in 1912. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2006. The listing includes two

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: the

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

and the

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. The design of a prior Franklin County courthouse, while not necessarily itself especially architecturally distinguished, was copied in the design of the

Old Morris County Courthouse The Old Morris County Courthouse in Daingerfield, Texas is a historic courthouse built in 1882. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was later used as the Morris County Museum. It was the first seat of government ...

. The prior courthouse was built in 1875. Its successor, the present courthouse, built in 1912, was designed by L.L. Thurman in

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style. The courthouse is a three-story sandstone building with full height columned and

pedimented Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pediment ...

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on two sides. It has an octagonal, domed clock tower. The jail, also built in 1912, is a square two-story small building. With 14 figures and five photos from 2005. Thurman also designed the Jeff Davis County Courthouse and the

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which are also listed on the National Register.

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County courthouses in Texas Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Texas Neoclassical architecture in Texas Government buildings completed in 1912 {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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