Details for Old Helena Courthouse
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5255003742
Data
| Marker Number | 3742 |
| Atlas Number | 5255003742 |
| Marker Title | Old Helena Courthouse |
| Index Entry | Helena Courthouse, Old |
| Address | |
| City | Helena |
| County | Karnes |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 614945 |
| UTM Northing | 3203156 |
| Subject Codes | buildings; courthouses |
| Marker Year | 1962 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Old Courthouse Square, FM 81, Helena |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Soon after Karnes County was created and organized in 1854, a frame and clapboard courthouse was erected at this site in the center of Jefferson Square. This rock structure was built in 1873 to replace the first courthouse and adjacent county clerk's office, which had been destroyed by a storm and fire following the Civil War (1861-65). After county seat was moved to Karnes City in 1894, building was used as a school until 1945. |