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Lee County Courthouse
Giddings, Texas |
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1899 Architect - J. Riely Gordon Photos: Robert Deering 4/24/2007 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1874
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Robert E. Lee
, army officer and commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.COUNTY SEATS: One - Giddings.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The town is usually said to have been named for Jabez Deming Giddings, a stockholder in the railroad, though some sources state that the source of the name was Dewitt C. Giddings.
COURTHOUSES: Two - 1878 and 1897
STANDING: One - 1897 Romanesque Revival courthouse built of brick.
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 1899 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1899 Courthouse Under Renovation Photo: Robert Deering 9/16/2003 |
RENOVATION: Complete - Rededication October 8, 2004
ADDRESS: 200 S Main St, Giddings, Texas