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Historical Marker
Lampasas County Courthouse Site
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About this site
Lampasas County Courthouse Site is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0659, -98.1791 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lampasas County, C.S.A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Manuel Hardware Building, Phillips and Trosper Buildings, and Hanna Springs.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281003023. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
After Lampasas County was created in 1856, county business was handled in a variety of buildings until the first courthouse was completed by 1871, only to be destroyed by arson on Christmas Eve that year, taking the county records with it. The present Second Empire-style courthouse, designed by W. C. Dodson, was completed in 1884 and was recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark in 1965.
Sources: hmdb.orgthc.texas.gov
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