Lavaca County Courthouse
United States historic place
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The Lavaca County Courthouse, in Hallettsville, Texas, is a courthouse which was built in 1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
LocationBounded by LaGrange, 2nd, 3rd, and Main Sts., Hallettsville, Texas
Coordinates29°26′41″N 96°56′33″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1897-1899
Lavaca County Courthouse | |
Lavaca County Courthouse in 2014 | |
  Lavaca County Courthouse Location within Texas  Lavaca County Courthouse Location within the United States | |
| Location | Bounded by LaGrange, 2nd, 3rd, and Main Sts., Hallettsville, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°26′41″N 96°56′33″W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1897-1899 |
| Built by | A.T. Lucas |
| Architect | Eugene T. Heiner |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000945[1] |
| TSAL No. | 8200001135 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1971 |
| Designated TSAL | January 1, 1981 |
It is the fifth structure serving as county seat for Lavaca County, originally "La Baca" County.[2]
It was designed by architect Eugene T. Heiner.[3]
It is a Richardsonian Romanesque-style courthouse, "strongly influenced" by H.H. Richardson's design of the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a raised three-story limestone building, cruciform in plan, with a hipped roof and pyramidal roofs and dormers.[4]
It is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark.
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