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Lavaca County Courthouse Hallettsville, Texas |
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![]() Photo: Robert Deering 9/16/2003 |
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Completed - 1897
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1846 COUNTY NAMED FOR: The Lavaca River COUNTY SEATS: Two - Petersburg and Hallettsville, Texas. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: John and Margaret Hallett, one of the first families to settle in the area. COURTHOUSES: Five - 1847, 1850, 1852, 1875, and 1897 STANDING: One - 1897 Romanesque Revival courthouse built of stone. LINKS: Lavaca County |