Grayson County Courthouse (Texas)
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The Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman, Texas was built in 1936 in Moderne style.
History
It was designed by architects Voelcker and Dixon and is built of concrete and limestone.
Grayson County, established in 1846, has had seven courthouses, with three during 1847 to 1853, then successors built in 1853, 1859, 1876, and 1936.{{cite web|url=http://www.texasescapes.com/CentralTexasTownsNorth/Sherman-Texas-Grayson-County-Courthouse.htm |title=Grayson County Courthouse |accessdate=April 29, 2018}}
The previous Grayson County Courthouse was burned by a lynch mob on May 9, 1930, killing a black man who had been accused of raping a white woman.{{cite book |editor1-last=Blakely |editor1-first=Mike |editor2-last=Goldman |editor2-first=Mary Elizabeth |title=Forever Texas: Texas, the Way Those Who Lived It Wrote It |date=2000 |publisher=Forge Books |isbn=031286776X}}
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See also
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References
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Category:County courthouses in Texas
Category:Government buildings completed in 1936