Details for Lee County Courthouse
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5287008166
Data
| Marker Number | 8166 |
| Atlas Number | 5287008166 |
| Marker Title | Lee County Courthouse |
| Index Entry | Lee County Courthouse |
| Address | |
| City | Giddings |
| County | Lee |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 698623 |
| UTM Northing | 3340739 |
| Subject Codes | courthouses |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Main St. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | 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. |