Denton Courthouse Sunrise

by Diana Mary Sharpton

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Denton Courthouse Sunrise

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Diana Mary Sharpton

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Photograph - Digital Art/painted Photography

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Image taken in Denton, Texas at sunrise with a Nikon camera and lens with an oil treatment to get the painted affect.

The Courthouse on the Square was completed on May 21, 1897. Built on the highest elevation within the city of Denton, it could be seen from miles around. When completed, the courthouse had three main entrances, one each from the east, west, and south sides of the building. In the center was an octagonal rotunda. On the second floor was the district courtroom, with circular gallery on the third floor overlooking it.

The courthouse has undergone relatively few changes over the years. In 1949 an elevator was installed in the center of the building, and in 1955 a floor was built over the district courtroom to provide additional courtroom space where the gallery had been. In 1965 the south entrance was closed.
In 1970 the courthouse was named a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1977, and the city of Denton designated it a Historic Landmark in 1982.

The restoration of the courthouse, now being carried out, will return the building to its original, turn-of-the-century appearance. The district courtroom, which is being restored to house the Commissioners Court, will regain its gallery. The south entrance will reopen, with new steps made from stone quarried in the same site as the original stone. The octagonal rotunda will once again be open from the first floor to the third. The completion of the restoration work is planned for 1987, the ninetieth year of the grand old structure.

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