Marker Inscription
Constructed of steel, travertine and glass in the Modern style. A central glass and aluminum tower indicates the entry. A horizontal wing is faced with vertical windows and spandrels atop a horizontal travertine base.
Courthouse
Calhoun County Courthouse
The stone-and-brick heart of every Texas county.
About this site
Calhoun County Courthouse is a courthouse in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1959. It is one of 56 historic sites cataloged in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.
The site sits at 28.6128, -96.6262 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Calhoun County Participation in World War II (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Calhoun County, Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302002271. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Calhoun County Courthouse in Port Lavaca, completed in 1959, is a mid-century modern building designed by Rustay and Martin of Houston and distinguished by porcelain-enameled aluminum curtain-wall panels. It is the county's fifth courthouse, following earlier seats at Lavaca, Indianola, and Port Lavaca — including a 1911 building by W. Chamberlain & Company. It was rehabilitated in 2006 by Bailey Architects.
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Nearby in Calhoun County
Historical Marker
Calhoun County Participation in World War II
Port Lavaca · 2012
Historical Marker
Calhoun County
Port Lavaca · 1966
Historical Marker
Mount Sinai Baptist Church
Port Lavaca · 1980
Historical Marker
San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad
Port Lavaca · 1979
Historical Marker
Port Lavaca Cemetery
Port Lavaca · 1986
Historical Marker
Beaumont, Jefferson
Port Lavaca · 1936
Historical Marker
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church
Port Lavaca · 2001
Cemetery
Unknown Cemetery
Port Lavaca