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Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District

Coordinates: 29°54′17″N 96°52′39″W / 29.90472°N 96.87750°W / 29.90472; -96.87750
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Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District
Downtown La Grange in 2007
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist. is located in Texas
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist.
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist.
Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District in La Grange, Texas
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist. is located in the United States
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist.
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist.
Fayette Co. Courthouse Square Historic Dist. (the United States)
LocationLa Grange, Texas
Coordinates29°54′17″N 96°52′39″W / 29.90472°N 96.87750°W / 29.90472; -96.87750
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built1856–1947
Architectural styleRomanesque, Early Commercial, late 19th and early 20th century American movements
NRHP reference No.00001664
Added to NRHP16 January 2001[1]

The Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District in La Grange, Texas is a historic district roughly bounded by Main, Lafayette, Franklin, Colorado, Jefferson, Washington, and Crockett Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2001. Two notable buildings in the district are the Fayette County Courthouse and Jail. Forty–seven buildings, three structures and four objects were identified as contributing to the historic nature of the district.[2]

Contributing properties

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A partial list of contributing properties:

  • Fayette County Courthouse (1891)
  • Fayette County Jail (1881)
  • Masonic Lodge No.34 A.F. & A.M. (1860)
  • Grassmeyer Building (1856–1859)
  • Moore Grocery / Reichert Furniture Store (1880)
  • Post Office and Bank Building (1884)
  • Ehler's Cotton Company (1927)
  • Hermes Building (1906–7)
  • U.S. Post Office (1936–7)
  • Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Depot (1897)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District (#00001664)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
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