historic story courthouse building city cooper texas united_states building located functions meeting place county government building houses county records county courthouse built cooper courthouse built replace original great depression new courthouse built helping community grow building remained virtually unchanged history background delegates paid attention northeastern portion state especially increasing need creation new counties region time total counties located region compared presently convention originally met write new state constitution members quickly tried shift focus issues convention county boundaries presented proposals creation new counties region called delta established july proposals counties passed creation development established held election october members county commissioners board chosen election cooper established county seat newly formed county courthouse established county government constructed county seat courthouse built town square confederate union veterans civil war planted trees square courthouse symbolize end conflict building stories tall designed architects price approximately equivalent newly incorporated city cooper passed bond equivalent begin construction new story brick courthouse construction new courthouse underway original courthouse destroyed fire construction second courthouse completed economy local cotton crop failed county economy slow recover finally reaching steady level late 1930s began working improving items projects demolition existing courthouse construction new new courthouse built cost equivalent courthouse designed architect building constructed modern architecture style stories tall present courthouse constructed blocks west previous building site closed site courthouse surrounded brick roads constructed courthouse home location usage present courthouse located blocks west center city cooper building property half city block bordered dallas avenue south north 2nd street east small west courthouse located slightly south geographic center courthouse serves offices county government including county judge commissioners court county clerk sheriff justice peace court houses county historical records
Delta County Courthouse