Old Victoria County Courthouse - Victoria, Texas - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This entire block had been set aside for local government since Martin de Leon founded his colony in 1824. Prior to Texan independence, there was only one form of local government – the city. After Texas independence, Victoria County was created, then the City of Victoria was incorporated. In the 1880s, the city-county began a petty, protracted legal battle over ownership of the land. The Texas State Supreme Court settled the case in 1911 by giving the north half of the land to the city and the southern portion to the county.

The courthouse itself was designed by J. Gordon Reily, who masterfully adapted Henry Hobson Richardson’s heavy Romanesque style to Texas, by using lighter stone and providing more openings for ventilation. Houston architect Eugene Heiner approved the final design, somewhat altered from Reily’s original plans by the general contractors.

Street address: 101 North Bridge Street Victoria, TX USA County / Borough / Parish: Victoria County Year listed: 1977 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1800-1899 Historic function: Courthouse Current function: County Offices Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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