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Denton County, Texas - Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

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Denton County offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15th in observance of President's Day


Located in historic 1896
Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square



110 West Hickory -- Denton, TX 76201
940-349-2850 (ph) -- 940-349-2851 (fax)

Hours
Monday- Friday, 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Closed Holidays and Holiday Weekends

Handicapped Accessible
Free Admission except for Scheduled Group Tours

Scheduled Group Tours - $1 per person
Donation includes admission to all three Denton County Museums
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum
Bayless-Selby House Museum
Denton County African American Museum


Dr. Georgia Kemp Caraway
Executive Director
Kim McCoig Cupit
    Curator of Collections
Gretel L'Heureux
    Education and Tourism Director
Sara Dee

    Museum Specialist

 

February 2010 Lecture Series 

  

Happy Birthday Boy Scouts of America by Jim Morriss

On Friday, February 12th from 12:15pm-1:00pm in the Courthouse-on-the-Square, Commissioners Courtroom, join Jim Morriss for a celebration honoring the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America in Denton County.

Free * Open to the Public * Handicapped Accessible

Special Gifts Available from the Museum
Please look at these wonderful gift ideas.

Denton "history buffs" and those who are just discovering the treasure trove of historic information that abounds in this area will have a real treat in store when they purchase the book "Images of America Denton."

This book contains over 220 photos selected by Georgia Caraway, Executive Director,  and Kim Cupit, Curator of Collection, from the archives of the Denton County Museums, the
Denton Record-Chronicle, and the Denton Public Library. 
Both well-known and never-before-published photographs are being featured in the book.

The book will sell for $21.99 and is sold at the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum as well as at bookstores and other Arcadia Publishing sales outlets.

Playing Cards


$10 a deck historical places, buildings and individuals in Denton County
There are 2 decks to choose from (Edition 1.0 and Edition 2.0)
Available from the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum


Jigsaw Puzzle


$15 Jigsaw Puzzle of the 1896 Courthouse-on-the-Square
Available from the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum

See Special Gifts for further details.


The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum is operated with significant support
from Denton County, the City of Denton, and the Denton County Historical Commission

A special thanks to University of North Texas for their items on loan.

Please sign our guest book.




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