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

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

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

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

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 darkly lit arched hallway in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of an architectural detail on the base of the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. A red drain pipe is visible to the left.

Photograph of an arch supported by two columns near the entrance to the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. There is a red drain pipe to the immediate left of the arch, and a window is visible on the far left.

Photograph of a second floor balcony in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. Lamps and a fan hang from the ceiling.

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

Photograph of a second floor balcony in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas. Several lamps and a fan hang from the ceiling.

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

Photograph of piles of cardboard boxes behind wrought-iron bars set in a brick building in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of several stacks of cardboard boxes behind wrought-iron bars on a brick building in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of cars parked across the street from the Lee County Clerk's Office in Giddings, Texas. A white building and a church are visible in the background.

Photograph of several cars in a parking lot across the street from several buildings, in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of a row of carved wooden chairs behind a railing in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

Photograph of ceiling fans and a balcony in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.

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

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 wooden chairs behind tables around a courtroom in Lee County courthouse in Anderson, Texas.

Photograph of wooden chairs by tables and railings in a courtroom in the Lee County courthouse in Giddings, Texas.