It is the second building to serve as the county courthouse. The first burned on December 3, 1893. The current three-story building, designed by J. Riely Gordon in Romanesque Revival style with eclectic details, was built with red brick and a white limestone trim. The brick came from St. Louis, Missouri, while the limestone was cut from a nearby quarry owned by Firmin Maurin, who in 1895 was hired as superintendent for construction of the courthouse. The contract was let on June 26, 1894, and the courthouse was completed on April 8, 1896. The structure cost $64,450. The building was extensively repaired in 1958 including receiving a new roof, and received historic restoration in 1997.
gonzales, county, courthouse, located, gonzales, capital, county, same, name, state, texas, designated, recorded, texas, historic, landmark, 1966, added, national, register, historic, places, 1972, national, register, historic, placestexas, state, antiquities,. The Gonzales County Courthouse is located in Gonzales capital of the county of the same name in the U S state of Texas It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1966 2 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 3 Gonzales County CourthouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesTexas State Antiquities LandmarkRecorded Texas Historic LandmarkGonzales County Courthouse in 2005Gonzales County CourthouseShow map of TexasGonzales County CourthouseShow map of the United StatesLocation414 St Joseph St Gonzales TexasCoordinates29 30 2 N 97 27 7 W 29 50056 N 97 45194 W 29 50056 97 45194 Coordinates 29 30 2 N 97 27 7 W 29 50056 N 97 45194 W 29 50056 97 45194Area2 7 acres 1 1 ha Built1894 1894 ArchitectJames Riely GordonArchitectural styleSecond EmpireNRHP reference No 72001364 1 TSAL No 8200000293RTHL No 2219Significant datesAdded to NRHPJune 19 1972Designated TSAL5 28 1981Designated RTHL1966It is the second building to serve as the county courthouse The first burned on December 3 1893 The current three story building designed by J Riely Gordon in Romanesque Revival style with eclectic details was built with red brick and a white limestone trim The brick came from St Louis Missouri while the limestone was cut from a nearby quarry owned by Firmin Maurin who in 1895 was hired as superintendent for construction of the courthouse The contract was let on June 26 1894 and the courthouse was completed on April 8 1896 The structure cost 64 450 The building was extensively repaired in 1958 including receiving a new roof and received historic restoration in 1997 See also Edit National Register of Historic Places portal Texas portalNational Register of Historic Places listings in Gonzales County Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Gonzales County List of county courthouses in TexasReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 THC RTHL Texas Historical Commission Retrieved 5 September 2011 THC NRHP Texas Historical Commission Retrieved 5 September 2011 External links Edit Media related to Gonzales County Courthouse at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in Texas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gonzales County Courthouse amp oldid 1026453345, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
