The Old Courthouse
At the head of Court Street next to the Catholic cemetery, J.F. Chillis in 1852, began building the first Trinity County courthouse. The twenty by sixty structure was three stories in 1853. The Trinity Masonic Lodge bought the third floor from the county for $500. By 1860, the building was deteriorating. In August, 1865, the county bought Henry Hocker’s building. In September, 1866, a fire began in the Catholic Church and spread quickly to the old building. John Martin bought the lot November 3, 1866.
Marker is at the intersection of Court Street and Center Street on Court Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
