Lavaca County Courthouse

Hallettsville, Texas



Photo: Robert Deering 9/16/2003

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Completed - 1897
Architect - Eugene T. Heiner


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