The San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse located at the corner of Main and Broadway in

San Augustine, Texas San Augustine is the county seat city of San Augustine County, Texas, in East Texas, United States. The population was at the 2020 census. History The first European settlement in the area began in 1717 with the establishment of Mission Nuestra ...

. The structure was designed by architect

Shirley Simons Thomas Shirley Simons, Sr. (March 12, 1897 – August 1, 1963), commonly known as Shirley Simons was a prominent architect of Tyler, Texas. He was born in 1897 at Taylor, Texas, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated from Rice Insti ...

and built in 1927 by the firm of Campbell and White. The courthouse has an exterior facade made of Texas lueders limestone with green Ludowicki tile on the roof and matching trim. The building reflects a

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style of architecture. The building includes one of the largest courtrooms in East Texas, featuring two-story Palladian-style windows. A statue of

James Pinckney Henderson James Pinckney Henderson (March 31, 1808 – June 4, 1858) was an American and Republic of Texas lawyer, politician, and soldier, and the first governor of the State of Texas. Early years He was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on March 31, 1 ...

, the first Governor of Texas, was installed in front of the courthouse in 1937. The courthouse was listed on the

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in 2004. The listing included two

contributing buildings In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

and one

contributing object In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distric ...

. The Texas Historical Commission provided San Augustine County with a $3.7 million grant to restore the courthouse.

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Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas Neoclassical architecture in Texas Government buildings completed in 1909 Buildings and structures in San Augustine County, Texas Jails on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas National Register of Historic Places in San Augustine County, Texas Historic district contributing properties in Texas {{Texas-NRHP-stub

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