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LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Giddings, TexasLee
county has had 2 courthouses: 1878 and 1897
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Lee
County courthouse at dawn
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, April 2005 |
The Present
Lee County Courthouse
- Giddings, TexasDate:
1897
Architect J. Riely gordon
Style: Romanewque Revival
Material:
Brick
Home
of a J.
Riely Gordon Courthouse, Giddings is often
overlooked because of its location. The long main street (Highway 290) demands
a driver's attention, but one block North or South provides a respite from the
Austin-Houston traffic and allows a leisurely exploration.
The
courthouse is between Hempstead and Richmond Street on Main; one block from the
busy intersection of highway 77 and 290. This 1897 structure is one year
earlier than the Comal
County Courthouse in New Braunfels. Gordon designed them both.
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County Courthouse
Postcard
courtesy .rootsweb.com/
%7Etxpstcrd/ | Lee
County Courthouse today
Photo
by John Troesser, 2001 |
Lee
County Courthouse and courthouse grounds
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo
courtesy TXDoT | |
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