Lee County Courthouse, Veterans Memorial

Photograph of the Veterans Memorial at the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings. It says, "Dedicated to all veterans who served our country."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic plaque, Lee County Courthouse

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."
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of clock tower

Photograph of the clock tower at the Lee County Courthouse in Giddings, Texas.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. Words have been carved into the stone.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse, detail of cornerstone

Photograph of a cornerstone at the Lee County Courthouse. The words carved into the cornerstone are difficult to read.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church in Giddings

Photograph of a church in Giddings. It is a white wooden building with a tall steeple.
Date: October 8, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lee County Courthouse

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.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
System: The Portal to Texas History