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Gonzales County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse is located in Texas
Gonzales County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse is located in the United States
Gonzales County Courthouse
Gonzales County Courthouse
Location414 St. Joseph St.
Gonzales, Texas
Coordinates29°30′3″N 97°27′8″W / 29.50083°N 97.45222°W / 29.50083; -97.45222
Built1896
ArchitectJames Riely Gordon
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.72001364[1]
RTHL No.2219
TSAL No.293
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1972
Designated RTHL1966
Designated TSAL5/28/1981

The Gonzales County Courthouse is located in Gonzales in the U.S. state of Texas. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in Gonzales County, Texas in 1972.[2] It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1966.[3]

The courthouse was built in 1896 and is the second building to serve as the county courthouse. The first Gonzales courthouse burned on December 3, 1893. The current three-story building, designed J. Riely Gordon in Romanesque Revival style with eclectic details, was built with red brick and a white limestone trim. The brick came from St. Louis, MO and the limestone was cut from a nearby quarry owned by Firmin Maurin who in 1895 was hired as superintendent for construction of the courthouse. The contract was let on June 26, 1894 and the courthouse was completed on April 8, 1896. The structure cost $64,450. The building was extensively repaired in 1958 including receiving a new roof. The building received historic restoration in 1997.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "THC-NHRP". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ "THC-RTHL". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 5 September 2011.


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