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| The original courthouse in the county burned
in April 1874. It was described as "...a frame structure of one story
in height. It contained a room used as a jail, a court room and a few
offices. It was located on the southwestern corner of the present
court house block."
Records lost in the fire included the brand records, the minutes of the county and district courts, and some probate materials. In reporting the loss, the Burnet Bulletin called the destruction a work of arson. After this fire, court was held under the
large oak trees present then until a new structure could be built.
Construction was started on a new limestone structure in 1874; the
finished product cost a total of $13,400, and was completed in
1875. |
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