The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
The original Reinaissance Revival style courthouse was modified in 1923 with the removal of the gabled roof and pedimented bays and soaring central tower. The dentiled cornice was replaced by a Mission style parapet and the original limestone facade covered with stucco.
Bastrop County Courthouse is a courthouse in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1883. It is one of 296 historic sites cataloged in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 30.1089, -97.3181 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bastrop County Courthouse and Jail Complex (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bastrop County Courthouse, Burleson, Captain James, and Bastrop, Baron de, Monument.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000226. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Bastrop County Courthouse was erected in 1883-1884 in the Renaissance Revival style after fire destroyed the 1851 courthouse, to plans by J. N. Preston & Son that were revised by Preston's former partner Frederick Ernst Ruffini. The three-story brick building has a copper-domed clock tower and was stuccoed in a 1924 remodeling. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1975.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgsah-archipedia.orgcountyprogress.com
“Bastrop County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Bastrop County. This page is the courthouse dedicated in 1883 in Bastrop. The others:
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