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Fayette County Courthouse and Jail
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Location	La Grange, Texas
Coordinates	29°54′16″N 96°52′41″W / 29.90444°N 96.87806°W / 29.90444; -96.87806 (Fayette County Courthouse and Jail)
Built	1891, 1881
Built by	Martin, Byrne & Johnston (courthouse); Fritze Schulte (jail)
Architect	James Riely Gordon (courthouse); John Andrewartha and James Wahrenberger (jail)
Architectural style	Gothic, Romanesque Revival
Part of	Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District (ID00001664)
NRHP reference No.	75001973
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	23 January 1975
Designated CP	16 January 2001
Designated TSAL	1 Jan 1981
Designated RTHL	1975

The Fayette County Courthouse and the Fayette County Jail are two historic buildings in La Grange, Texas. The courthouse was designed by James Riely Gordon and built in 1891 by Martin, Byrne and Johnston. The jail was built earlier in 1881 by Fritz Schulte and designed by John Andrewartha and James Wahrenberger. Both buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a single listing on January 23, 1975. and designated a Texas State Antiquities Landmark on January 1, 1981 by the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Texas historical marker number 12627 erected in 2001 commemorates the courthouse's status as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, marker no. 18757 placed in 2017 does likewise for the jail. On January 16, 2001 both buildings were designated and recorded in the NRHP as contributing properties to the Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District.

Photo gallery

• Courthouse facade shown on postcard from c. 1910
• Courthouse facade from northeast (2006)
• Courthouse facade, east elevation (2017)
• Courthouse north elevation (2007)
• Courthouse rear, west elevation (2015)
• Courthouse rear from northwest (2013)
• Courthouse atrium (2015)
• Jail facade (2013)

References

1. "National Register Information System – Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District (#00001664)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "National Register Information System – Fayette County Courthouse and Jail (#75001973)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
3. ^ Knight, Lila (January 16, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
4. "Details for Fayette County Courthouse courthouse". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 4302000008. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
5. ^ Landon, Marie D.; Williams, Joe R. (January 23, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fayette County Courthouse and Jail" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
6. "Details for Fayette County Courthouse State Antiquities Landmark". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 8200000255. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
7. "Details for Fayette County Courthouse Historical Marker". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 5149012627, Historical Marker No. 12627. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
8. "Details for Fayette County Jail Historical Marker". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. Atlas No. 5507018757, Historical Marker No. 18757. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

External links

Media related to Fayette County Courthouse and Jail at Wikimedia Commons

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