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Fayette County Courthouse

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1891, J. Riely Gordon. 104 Main St.
  • (Photograph by Gerald Moorhead )

This majestic Romanesque Revival building is highlighted with a tall, hipped roof and a clock tower set off-center to allow for a central atrium. Similar to the courthouses Gordon designed for Erath and Victoria ( VI1) counties in 1892, this courthouse has axial entrances rather than the signature corner entrances he developed a few years later. The combined use of smooth-faced and rock-faced limestone and red sandstone creates a deeply textured, polychromatic facade. An interior atrium courtyard, now with a glass roof, is an unusual feature for a Texas courthouse. The courthouse was restored in 2005 by Volz and Associates with funding from the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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What's Nearby

La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce (Fayette County Jail)
Senior Citizens Activity Center (La Grange Casino Hall)
Etaerio Club (Judge John C. Stiehl House)
H. B. Kaulbach House
St. James Episcopal Church

Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Fayette County Courthouse", [La Grange, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-PF29.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 87-87.

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