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Designed by J. R. Gordon along lines similar to New York State Capitol and several buildings at Harvard University. Classified as Richardsonian Romanesque style, after the famous Louisiana-born architect Henry H. Richardson. Built by Sonnefield, Emmins and Abright of San Antonio, 1899. Replaced first courthouse, which burned 1897. Located on crest of divide separating the Colorado and Brazos River basins.
Lee County Courthouse is a historical marker in Giddings, Lee County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 47 historical markers documented in Lee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1815, -96.9372 near Giddings. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lee County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lee County Courthouse, Lee County, and County Named for Beloved Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5287008166. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Lee County Courthouse” names 3 distinct records in Lee County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1968 in Giddings. The others:
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