Old Morris County Courthouse | |
Coordinates: | 33.0317°N -94.7214°W |
Map Label: | Old Morris County Courthouse |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Marker: | building |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 12 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map showing the location of Old Morris County Courthouse |
Locmap Relief: | yes |
Built: | 1882 |
Builder: | Peterson & Stuckey |
Added: | December 11, 1979 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 79002997 |
Designated Other1: | TSAL |
Designated Other1 Date: | January 1, 1992 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 8200000483 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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 in Morris County, Texas, which was split from an adjacent county in 1875. It is a copy of the courthouse of Franklin County, Texas.[1]
A new courthouse to serve the county was built in 1972. In 1979, the building served as the headquarters for the Morris County Museum and Historical Society.[1]