Fayette County Courthouse, La Grange, Texas.(1891)
The first hall of justice in Fayette County was a house\grocery store which was purchased for $250.00 and moved to the public square. It served its purpose from 1838(the year the county was organized) until 1848 when the second courthouse was built. This wooden structure was two stories tall and sported a bell. The third courthouse was built in 1855. On March 20, 1890 a committee of architects reported to the Commissioners' Court that the building was unsafe, that it would be an unwarranted outlay of money to attempt to repair it, and they recommended it be torn down and another be built in its place. The old courthouse was condemned and ordered to be torn down in July of 1890. Work commenced on the current courthouse in the first week of January of 1891 and by the end of December, all county officials were in their new offices. In late February 1893, the courthouse was lit with electricity for the first time.
Fayette County Courthouse, La Grange, Texas.(1891)
The first hall of justice in Fayette County was a house\grocery store which was purchased for $250.00 and moved to the public square. It served its purpose from 1838(the year the county was organized) until 1848 when the second courthouse was built. This wooden structure was two stories tall and sported a bell. The third courthouse was built in 1855. On March 20, 1890 a committee of architects reported to the Commissioners' Court that the building was unsafe, that it would be an unwarranted outlay of money to attempt to repair it, and they recommended it be torn down and another be built in its place. The old courthouse was condemned and ordered to be torn down in July of 1890. Work commenced on the current courthouse in the first week of January of 1891 and by the end of December, all county officials were in their new offices. In late February 1893, the courthouse was lit with electricity for the first time.