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Calhoun County Courthouse
Port Lavaca, Texas |
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1959 Architect - Rustay & Martin Photos: Robert Deering 1/26/2004 |
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 1911 Courthouse Architet - W. Chamberlin Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1887 Courthouse |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846
COUNTY NAMED FOR: John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, who had advocated Texas statehood.
COUNTY SEATS: Two - La Vaca (Port Lavaca), Indianola, and back to Port Lavaca.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The town was originally named La Vaca ("the cow") in 1841 and was laid out by 1842. The name evolved to Port Lavaca around 1887.
COURTHOUSES: Five - Indianola in 1857; Port Lavaca in 1846, 1887, 1911, and 1959.
STANDING: One - 1959 Modern courthouse built of concrete, steel, and aluminum.
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1959 Courthouse
Photo: Robert Deering 1974