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CALHOUN COUNTY COURTHOUSES
County Seat - Port Lavaca, Texas

Calhoun County has had four courthouses:
1846 - Indianola
1857 - Indianola
1887 - Port Lavaca
1959 - Port Lavaca

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1959 Calhoun County Courthouse, Port Lavaca, Texas

The 1959 Calhoun County Courthouse in Port Lavaca, Texas
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April, 2005

The Present Calhoun County Courthouse - Port Lavaca

Date - 1959
Architect - Rusty and Martin
Style - Modern
Material - concrete, steel, aluminum.

The current Calhoun County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/

1959 Calhoun County Courthouse entrance, Port Lavaca, Texas

Calhoun County Courthouse entrance
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April, 2005

The 1887 Calhoun County Courthouse - Port Lavaca

A 2 story, Greek Revival building. Demolished 1959

Photographer's Note:
The county seat was moved to Port Lavaca after a hurricane destroyed the previous county seat of Indianola in 1886. - Terry Jeanson, December 2007

1887 Calhoun County Courthouse, Port Lavaca, Texas

The 1887 Calhoun County Courthouse
1939 photo Courtesy of TxDoT

This photo of the 1887 Calhoun County courthouse (taken c.1910) is on display in the lobby of the current courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April, 2005

The 1857 Calhoun County Courthouse - Indianola

Destroyed in the 1886 hurricane, part of the building's foundation can still be seen at low tide in Indianola. - Terry Jeanson, December 2007

1857 Calhoun County courthouse in Indianola, Texas

This photo of the 1857 Calhoun County courthouse in Indianola is hanging in the second floor lobby of the current courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April, 2005

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