Lee County Courthouse (Texas)

The Lee County Courthouse is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark, is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lee County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse in 2014
Lee County Courthouse
Lee County Courthouse
LocationBounded by Hempstead, Grimes, E. Richmond, and Main Sts., Giddings, Texas
Coordinates30°10′53″N 96°56′14″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1898 (1898)-1899 (1899)
Built bySonnefield, Emmins and Abright
ArchitectJ. Riely Gordon
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.75001998[1]
TSAL No.8200000432
RTHL No.8166
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1975
Designated TSALJanuary 1, 1981
Designated RTHL1968

The first Lee County Courthouse was built in 1878 in Second Empire style, but was destroyed by fire in 1897. The new courthouse, built in 1898, was designed by architect J. Riely Gordon in Richardsonian Romanesque style.[2]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Joe R. Williams; Marie D. Landon (April 25, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lee County Courthouse" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved July 29, 2018. With three photos from 1970.

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