Lampasas County Courthouse, Lampasas, TX5
Lampasas, TX (Lampasas County)
**Lampasas County Courthouse** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 71000944, date listed 19710621
Bounded by S. Live Oak, E. 4th, S. Pecan, and E. 3rd Sts.
Lampasas County, named for the Lampasas River, encompasses 858 square miles and was created from parts of Travis and Bell counties February 1, 1856, and organized March 10 with Burleson, thereafter known as Lampasas, as the county seat. The city of Lampasas was incorporated in 1874.
By 1882, the necessity for a substantial courthouse had been fully realized, and County Commissioners A.J. Northington, Matthew Roach, N.F. Meeks, and H. Wallace hired W. C. Dodson as architect and contractor. Dodson chose native limestone as his building material, and excavation began in 1882. Much of the work was done by convicts who were in Lavaca County, helping to build the Santa Fe tracks west. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/71000944/71000944.pdf
Lampasas County Courthouse, Lampasas, TX5
Lampasas, TX (Lampasas County)
**Lampasas County Courthouse** - National Register of Historic Places Ref # 71000944, date listed 19710621
Bounded by S. Live Oak, E. 4th, S. Pecan, and E. 3rd Sts.
Lampasas County, named for the Lampasas River, encompasses 858 square miles and was created from parts of Travis and Bell counties February 1, 1856, and organized March 10 with Burleson, thereafter known as Lampasas, as the county seat. The city of Lampasas was incorporated in 1874.
By 1882, the necessity for a substantial courthouse had been fully realized, and County Commissioners A.J. Northington, Matthew Roach, N.F. Meeks, and H. Wallace hired W. C. Dodson as architect and contractor. Dodson chose native limestone as his building material, and excavation began in 1882. Much of the work was done by convicts who were in Lavaca County, helping to build the Santa Fe tracks west. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/71000944/71000944.pdf