Facts

📍 Region: Prairies and Lakes / City: Corsicana

🗓️ Year Built: 1905

🧑‍🎨 Architect: James Edward Flanders

🏛️ Architectural Style: Beaux Arts and Classical Revival

💎 Unique Details: Its construction features red Burnet granite at the base, buff brick on the upper stories, and terra cotta detailing. A prominent central tower rises above the structure, culminating in a square tempietto with Tuscan columns and a low copper dome. The pedimented portico is adorned with Ionic columns and topped by a copper repoussé statue of Lady Justice. Inside, the courthouse boasts a central open atrium that extends from the second to the fourth floor, illuminated by stained glass panels and clerestory windows.

Why See It?

One of Texas’s most architecturally striking courthouses, the 1905 Navarro County Courthouse blends Beaux-Arts and Classical Revival design, crowned by a central tower and copper Lady Justice. Inside, rare scagliola columns, stained glass, and a soaring light-filled atrium showcase its exceptional artistry and craftsmanship.

Nearby Highlights

🌌 Cook Center Planetarium – One of the largest planetariums in Texas, it features a 60-foot dome and hosts year-round astronomical shows and educational programs.

Photo Gallery

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Jose Antonio Navarro
Historic Navarro County Courthouse Texas wall plaque with detailed historical information, exterior view, front steps, classical architecture, and Texas state emblem for travel and heritage tourism.
Statue of a soldier playing a bugle, symbolizing historical military remembrance, located on a well-maintained lawn with a historic building in the background, representing patriotic history and civic pride.
“Call to Arms” monument
Navarro County Courthouse historic marker surrounded by green bushes, highlighting the 1906 Beaux Arts architectural style, located in Texas, central to local government and historic preservation.

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