Lee County Courthouse (Giddings, Texas)

Lee County Courthouse
Location Bounded by Hempstead, Grimes, E. Richmond, and Main Sts., Giddings, Texas
Coordinates 30°10′53″N 96°56′14″W / 30.18139°N 96.93722°W / 30.18139; -96.93722 (Lee County Courthouse)Coordinates: 30°10′53″N 96°56′14″W / 30.18139°N 96.93722°W / 30.18139; -96.93722 (Lee County Courthouse)
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1898
Architect J. Riely Gordon
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP reference # 75001998[1]
Added to NRHP May 30, 1975

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.

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]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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