Lamar County Courthouse

Constructed of pink granite with terracotta details in the Classical Revival style with Romanesque arches and details. The building was constructed on the foundation of the previous 1896 courthouse after it was destroyed by the 1913 Paris fire and the granite from it was reused to build the current courthouse. The building features a central by created by triple height Corinthian columns above an arched entry portico supported by heavy granite columns with Corinthian capitals. The entablature includes a shallow dentiled cornice, cartouches at the corners of the building and a faux balustrade at the parapet.

Lamar County Courthouse is a courthouse in Paris, Lamar County, dedicated in 1917. It is one of 89 historic sites cataloged in Lamar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas.

The site sits at 33.6624, -95.5565 near Paris. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lamar County, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank of Paris, Paris Fire, and Paris.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4302000193. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.