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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]
Van Zandt County is commonly known as the Free State of Van Zandt. The title was particularly prevalent through the Reconstruction Era, but is still in use today.Many versions of the county's history may account for this moniker, and historians, even within the county and throughout its existence, do not agree how exactly it became known as the Free State.
Canton also holds the Van Zandt County Fair and Rodeo and an Annual Bluegrass Festival, which takes place in August. Between 2003 and 2007, Canton was the host community for the United States Equestrian Drill Championship (Super Ride), which showcases top color guard and mounted drill teams from throughout the country. [citation needed]
Location of Van Zandt County in Texas. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Zandt County, Texas. This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Van Zandt County, Texas. There are two properties listed on the National Register in the county.
Whitton is located approximately eight miles southwest of Canton in Van Zandt County along Farm-to-Market Road 1651. The community was named for Elijah Whitton, an early settler from Alabama who built a log house that was still standing in the community in the 1990s. The community was sometimes listed as "Whiton," or "Whitten."
Van Zandt County, TX: The Van Zandt County Courthouse in Canton, dedicated in 1896, was one more of Gordon's Romanesque buildings, but it was razed in 1936 for the ...
Buildings and structures in Van Zandt County, Texas (2 C, 1 P) E. Education in Van Zandt County, Texas (2 C) G. Geography of Van Zandt County, Texas (3 C, 5 P) P.
Texas's 5th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives is in an area that includes a northeast portion of the City of Dallas, Dallas County including Mesquite plus a number of smaller suburban, exurban and rural counties south and east of Dallas, including Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt, and Kaufman.