Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum — Attraction in Denton

Let me preface this comment by saying that I am not a Denton native, having been born in Greeley, Colorado in the 1960s; however, our family moved to Texas so that my father, a college professor could take a job in Houston at the University of Houston; likewise, my entire family moved to north Texas so he could take a position teaching educational foundations at Texas Woman’s University here in Denton.

As fate would have it, I attended public schools in Denton, graduating from Denton High School and then turning around and and going to University of N. Texas, graduating Magna cum Laude in 1985. Education has always been stressed in our family as a means of moving up in the world.

After graduating from University of Houston with my MBA and Ph.D. in Business Administration, Organizational Behavior - Management, I went overseas to Christchurch, New Zealand, where I contacted the deadly disease meningoccemia septicemia, which turned to gangrene, resulting in quadrilateral amputations.

I now am very fortunate to be living in N. Denton, in disabled accessible duplex with the significant amount of assistance from three caregivers, working in shifts.

Am so glad we haven’t forgotten Denton’s rich Wild West history and this is preserved and on display downtown, despite the protests of the political Left.

I, for one, am quite proud to call the city I love, and where I spent a great portion of childhood home.

Cheers,

Mark C....

I pretty much lived on the courthouse grounds there in Denton for almost a month while passing through on my travels. I met great people. I was surrounded by live music, yoga groups, and very interesting scenery. From the elderly regulars that arrived each morning at dawn for coffee at the nearby cafes, to the artsy college students who visited the clubs and bars spotting the square during the late night hours the place never had a dull moment. My fellow street wanderers, and even the authorities that patrolled the courthouse grounds , each and every one there as a matter of fact, were nothing but kind and generous and made my short lived stay an amazing one. I can't wait to return. I...

This is the perfect spot to chillax in the grass with some friends when the weather is nice. We bring our sketchbooks, some people bring instruments... And there’s coffee, shops, & food around if you need a lil’ something extra. The only reason I’m rating this two stars & not five is because of the incredibly racist statue out front. Oh, you haven’t heard? There’s a monument that’s glorifying a confederate soldier sitting outside for everyone to see. It’s not inside a museum, it’s just out in the open. Luckily there are protests every week from people trying to tear it down. Anyway. It’s a great spot if you can ignore the blind racism embedded in our heritage...