Marker Inscription
Originally constructed of limestone with sheet metal details in the Renaissance Revival style, but heavily altered in 1927 with roof, cornice and tower removal and the addition of two wings.
Courthouse
Brazoria County Courthouse (1897)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
About this site
Brazoria County Courthouse (1897) is a courthouse in Angleton, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1897. It is one of 2 courthouses documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.1690, -95.4314 near Angleton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Brazoria County Courthouse (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brazoria County Courthouse, Brazoria County Courthouse, and Angleton Independent School District.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000025. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Angleton's first permanent courthouse was built in 1897, a year after the city became the Brazoria County seat. County commissioners purchased the plans, originally drawn by Houston architect Eugene T. Heiner for the Matagorda County courthouse, and contractor Tom Lovell built the structure with its 90-foot tower for about $30,000. Enlarged and remodeled in 1920 and 1927, the building was replaced as a courthouse in 1940 and fell into disrepair before becoming the Brazoria County Historical Museum in 1980. It is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark and a National Register of Historic Places property.
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