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Caldwell County Courthouse
Lockhart, Texas |
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1894 Architect - Alfred Giles Photos: Robert Deering 9/4/2005 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1848
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Probably in honor of Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.COUNTY SEATS: One - Lockhart
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Byrd Lockhart, who in 1831 received the land that later became the Lockhart town site as partial payment for his surveying work for the Mexican government.
COURTHOUSES: Three - 1848, 1858, and 1894
STANDING: One - 1894 Second Empire courthouse built of blue limestone and trimmed with Pecos red sandstone.
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 1894 Courthouse Texas Historic Commision Photo 1905 |
 1894 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
ADDRESS: 3610 San Jacinto, Lockhart, Texas