Former Calvert Courthouse
604 Elm St., Calvert, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1875
EST. 1875
1870
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Former Calvert Courthouse.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Former Calvert Courthouse
The Calvert Courthouse was begun in 1875 as the seat of Robertson County government, but the seat moved to Franklin in 1879 before completion. Merchant and planter Robert A. Brown purchased the building in 1885 and converted it into a residence with his wife. It passed to the Hammond family in 1909 and became a museum in 1966.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Former Calvert Courthouse
Most imposing public building in early Robertson County. After becoming county seat in 1870, Calvert lost many leaders in 1873 yellow fever epidemic. As planned, this Courthouse was begun in 1875; but before its completion, Franklin was named county seat, in 1879. Robert A. Brown, a merchant, investor and planter, purchased this building in 1885. With help of his wife, Lucy Herndon Brown, he made it into a residence. In 1909 his heirs sold it to Mrs. Fannie L. Hammond, in whose family it remained until 1966, when it became a museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010906
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