Photograph of the Veterans Memorial at the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings. It says, "Dedicated to all veterans who served our country."

Photograph of a historic plaque in Giddings, Texas. It reads: "Lee County Courthouse. Designed by J.R. Gordon along lines similar to New York State Capitol and several buildings at Harvard University. Classified as Richardsonian Romanesque style, after the famous Louisiana-born architect Henry B. Richardson. Built by Sonnefield, Emmins and Abright of San Antonion, 1899. Replaced first courthouse, which burned 1897. Located on crest of divide separating the Colorado and Brazos River Basins. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1968."

Photograph of the clock tower at the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. Words have been carved into the stone.

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. The words carved into the cornerstone are difficult to read.

Photograph of a church in Giddings. It is a white wooden building with a tall steeple.

Photograph of the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings, Texas. It is a red and white stone building with a clock tower. Trees obscure the view of the building.

Photograph of two chairs behind a wooden table in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. More chairs are visible behind a railing in the background.

Photograph of a grey wooden door and a black safe door in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a black printer and several piles of printer paper on a desk in a building in Giddings, Texas. A red leather chair is visible behind the desk.

Photograph of a side view of a staircase in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission plaque about the First Presbyterian Church to the right of the building in Giddings, Texas. Trees and cars are visible in the background.

Photograph of the exterior of the Giddings Municipal Building in Giddings, Texas. A road is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of two columns on either side of the steps leading up to the front entrance of the red brick Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of an open safe door leading into a supplies closet in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a black safe door in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of the underside of a staircase in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission plaque about the Lee County courthouse mounted on the outside red brick wall of the courthouse, in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of the exterior of the red brick Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. There are trees on the lawn, and a red truck is parked to the left in the front of the building.

Photograph of a staircase in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of one side of the red brick Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. The courthouse's clock tower is also visible, and there are trees on the lawn.

Photograph of the exterior of the red brick Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a judge's bench and a wooden table in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a wooden chair next to a door inside the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.