Sherman Sites

"Contracts were awarded on December 15, 1934, for the construction of the Grayson County Courthouse. It is a four story and basement building, 140 by 87 feet in plan, and contains on the first floor an assembly room, the tax department, county clerk, auditor, sheriff, the county courtroom, judge's chambers, and a jury room. On the second floor are two large district courtrooms, offices for the district judge and court reporter, and jury rooms. The third floor contains the upper parts of the courtrooms and jury dormitories, while the top floor is entirely occupied by the jail which is arranged...

This 1914 building used to be the Sherman Public Library and now houses a museum that "acquires, preserves, interprets and displays items" of local significance. "The Carnegie boasts of three oil on wood paintings, by Texas artist James Swann, that were hung in the building in 1934. They are the only examples of WPA art in Grayson County."   (www.theshermanmuseum.org) The paintings are titled "Music," "Literature," and "Painting." The three paintings are each 3' X 7' oil paintings on pressed wood. The background is gold leaf. The Greek figures were chosen as a representation of Sherman being labeled as the "Athens of Texas" around...