Delta County Courthouse

Delta County Courthouse
Delta County Courthouse in 2010
General information
Architectural style	Modern Movement, Art Deco
Town or city	200 W. Dallas Ave., Cooper, Texas
Country	United States
Coordinates	N 33° 22.437 W 095° 41.383 15S E 249766 N 3695976
Construction started	1940
Completed	1941
Design and construction
Client	Delta County
Architect	Hoke Smith (Jun. 12, 1896 - Feb. 5, 1943) of Dallas

The Delta County Courthouse is an historic three-story courthouse building located at 200 West Dallas Avenue in Cooper, Delta County, Texas. Built in 1940-1941 on the site of two former livery stables^[1], it is Delta County's third courthouse. The second courthouse built in 1900 of red brick was located a block east on the Old Courthouse Square. A red brick gazebo marks that location. The present courthouse was designed by noted Dallas architect Hoke Smith (Jun. 12, 1896 - Feb. 5, 1943)^[2] in the Art Deco style of architecture. In 1977, its exterior walls were resurfaced with yellow brick after chunks of wall fell off the building. The 1941 Masonic cornerstone was removed and placed on the new exterior. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. ^ The Texas Livery Stable on Waymarking
2. ^ Note: Hoke Smith is often mistakenly referred to as Hook Smith
3. ^ Delta County website (image)
4. ^ Texas Escapes: Delta County Courthouse
5. ^ Delta County Courthouse on flickr: set of 15 images
6. ^ Delta County Courthouse on Waymarking