Fayette County Courthouse and Jail
Fayette County Courthouse and Jail | |
Location | La Grange, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°54′16″N 96°52′41″W / 29.90444°N 96.87806°W |
Built | 1891, 1881 |
Built by | Martin, Byrne & Johnston (courthouse): Fritze Schulte (jail) |
Architect | J. Riely Gordon (courthouse): Andrewarthe and Wahrenberger (jail) |
Architectural style | Gothic, Romanesque Revival |
Part of | Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District[1] (ID00001664) |
NRHP reference No. | 75001973 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 23 January 1975[2] |
Designated CP | 16 January 2001 |
Designated TSAL | 1 Jan 1981 |
Designated RTHL | 1975 |
The Fayette County Courthouse and the Fayette County Jail are two historic buildings in La Grange, Texas. The courthouse was designed by James Riely Gordon and built in 1891 by Martin, Byrne and Johnston.[3][4] The jail was built earlier in 1881 by Fritz Schulte and designed by Andrewarthe and Wahrenberger.[5] Both buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a single listing on January 23, 1975.[5] and designated a Texas State Antiquities Landmark on January 1,1981 by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Texas historical marker number 12627 erected in 2001 commemorates the courthouse's status as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, marker no. 18757 placed in 2017 does likewise for the jail.[6][7][8] On January 16, 2001 both buildings were designated and recorded in the NRHP as contributing properties to the Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District.[3]
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System – Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District (#00001664)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System – Fayette County Courthouse and Jail (#75001973)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Knight, Lila (16 Jan 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 3 Feb 2020.
- ^ "Details for Fayette County Courthouse courthouse". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 4302000008. Retrieved 3 Feb 2020.
- ^ a b Landon, Marie D.; Williams, Joe R. (23 Jan 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fayette County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 3 Feb 2020.
- ^ "Details for Fayette County Courthouse State Antiquities Landmark". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 8200000255. Retrieved 3 Feb 2020.
- ^ "Details for Fayette County Courthouse Historical Marker". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 5149012627, Historical Marker No. 12627. Retrieved 3 Feb 2020.
- ^ "Details for Fayette County Jail Historical Marker". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 5507018757, Historical Marker No. 18757. Retrieved 3 Feb 2020.
External links
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