The 1852 courthouse, whose bricks went into later ones

Name: The 1852 courthouse, whose bricks went into later ones
Start: 1852

Beginning1852, sources differ (see the note). Card 16 of 165.

The THC courthouse inventory says the bricks of Smith County’s 1852 courthouse, now gone, were used in the 1908 and 1955 courthouses.

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The same inventory dates the next courthouse to 1910 in its own record, and the Handbook of Texas to 1909. These are building bricks, not street paving.

Sources

Texas Historical Commission Atlas: Smith County Courthouse (1852) (Atlas 4302002632)atlas.thc.texas.govgone / bricks used in 1908 & 1955 courthouses

Checked October 15, 2026. How the cards are filed

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