Van Zandt County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	121 E. Dallas St., Canton, Texas
Coordinates	32°33′22″N 95°51′47″W / 32.556215°N 95.863074°W / 32.556215; -95.863074 (Van Zandt County Courthouse)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937 (1937)
Architect	Voelcker & Dixon
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	100000698[1]
Added to NRHP	August 18, 1977

Van Zandt County Courthouse is a historic courthouse in Canton, Texas. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[2]

History

There have been six courthouses serving Van Zandt County.^[3] The first courthouse, in Jordan's Saline, was constructed in 1848 in a Greek Revival style.^[4] The second courthouse, constructed in 1850, was a log cabin in Canton.^[5] The third courthouse was a brick structure built in 1859, also in Canton.^[6] The fourth courthouse was a two-story structure built in 1873 in Canton.^[7] The fifth courthouse was a brick building constructed in a Richardsonian Romanesque style in 1896 in Canton. It was razed to make room for a new courthouse in 1925.^[8]

The sixth and current Van Zandt County Courthouse was built from 1936 to 1937 using special county funds and a grant from the federal Public Works Administration. The building was designed by Voelcker & Dixon in an Art Deco style.^[2][9]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.^[2]

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