Mount Vernon, Texas

Places to Explore

• Franklin County Courthouse and Jail

  Mount Vernon became the Franklin County seat in 1875. An early wooden building served as the first courthouse, followed by a brick courthouse built in 1878. In 1910, county commissioners decided to build a new courthouse and jail. They planned to finance this without an election. Citizens challenge

• Rogers-Drummond House

  The Rogers-Drummond House in Mount Vernon, Franklin County, Texas, is a historic place. Construction of this two-story early Greek Revival farmhouse began in 1853 and was completed in 1854. Aaron and Lark Griffin, nephews of James Rogers, built the house. The Rogers family had moved to the Hopewell