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County Courthouse is

an Architectural Treasure

The Fayette County Court- Revival structure with a clock tow-
house is the heart of the down- er rising over the main entrance.
town La Grange historic district. All offices and the courtroom are
Here’s a look at some of the his- arranged around a 30-foot by
tory of the 126-year-old building: 30-foot square central courtyard.
San Antonio architect J. Riely The exterior walls are built of
Gordon designed the Fayette Belton white limestone, com-
County Courthouse, as well as plemented with blue sandstone
13 other Texas county court- quarried at the nearby Fayette
houses, in addition to the state County community of Muldoon.
capitol in Arizona. This is Fayette After a complete restoration,
County’s fourth courthouse. the Fayette County Courthouse
On April 9, 1891, the cor- was rededicated on June 25, 2005.
nerstone for the current Fayette It stands as a time-honored sym-
County Courthouse was laid bol of justice in Fayette County.
by the local Masonic Lodge. A The courthouse is open
celebration with dining and daily until 5 p.m. and visitors
dancing, attended by about are welcome to walk around, but
2,000 people, went on into the please be aware that county busi-
early hours of the next day. ness and trials may be going on.
The three-story building is a Volunteers also open the courthouse The current Fayette County courthouse was completed in 1891.
masonry and stone Romanesque for visitors most Saturdays. Photo by Russell Bennett

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