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Lamar County Courthouse Paris, Texas |
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![]() Photo: Robert Deering 4/24/2006 |
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Completed - 1917
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1841 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Mirabeau B. Lamar, the fourth president of the Republic of Texas. COUNTY SEATS: Two - Layfayette and Paris. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Paris, France. COURTHOUSES: Six - 1841 in Lafayette; 1844, 1847, 1873, 1896, and 1917 in Paris. STANDING: One -1917 Classical Revival building with Romanesque features, and constructed of marble, and granite. LINKS: Lamar County |