Year Built: 1940
Architect: Hoke Smith
The Delta County Courthouse is located in Cooper, Texas.
The cornerstone of the 1899 Delta County courthouse is all that remains of this ornate building that stood in the central town square of Cooper, the county seat. Unfortunately, there is no mention of the cornerstone of the designer of this substantial edifice. The Delta County Courthouse 1941, this building was a WPA project, designed by architect Hook Smith. Oddly, the building stone for this courthouse has been framed and attached to the exterior wall, indicating it was removed from its original location at some point. Perhaps in 1977, when the building exterior was “restored” according to “The Texas Courthouse Revisited” by June R. Welch (1984). Source: 254Texascourhouses.net
