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LEE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Giddings, Texas
Lee 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, Texas
Date: 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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Lee
County Courthouse
Postcard
courtesy .rootsweb.com/
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Lee
County Courthouse today
Photo
by John Troesser, 2001 |
Lee County Courthouse
and courthouse grounds
Postcard
courtesy rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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Lee
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo
courtesy TXDoT |
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