The Caldwell County Courthouse Historic District is a
historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located in
Lockhart, Texas, the seat of
Caldwell County. The historic district encompasses 67 buildings on across downtown Lockhart. One building included in the historic district, the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, was previously listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The historic district was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1978.
Courthouse
The current
Caldwell County Courthouse was built in 1893–1894. There is debate as to whether the design was by
San Antonio architect
Alfred Giles Alfred Giles may refer to:
* Alfred Giles (architect) (1853–1920), Texas architect
* Alfred Giles (civil engineer) (1816–1895), British civil engineer and politician
* Alfred Giles (explorer) (1846–1931), South Australian bushman, drover and ...
or
Henri E. M. Guindon, who worked for Giles but not during the time the plans were sold to Caldwell County. The design is
Second Empire-style architecture. The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1893 and the county commissioners received the building on March 19, 1894. The walls are built of
rusticated masonry and cream colored
limestone and trimmed with red
sandstone specified to be from
Muldoon, Texas
Muldoon is a town in southwestern Fayette County, Texas, Fayette County, Texas, United States, located 10 miles north of Flatonia, Texas, Flatonia and 16 miles southwest of La Grange, Texas, La Grange. It is at the junction of Farm To Market Road ...
. In 1969 the building received air conditioning and had an elevator installed. Major restoration in 2000 brought the courthouse back to its historic appearance. The courthouse was rededicated in April 2000.
See also
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References
External links
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
National Register of Historic Places in Caldwell County, Texas
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
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