{"nrhp_refnum":"04000892","name":"San Augustine County Courthouse and Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Courthouse Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Augustine","county":"San Augustine County","state":"TX","lat":31.52990458800008,"lon":-94.11122446299999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-08-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A county courthouse square in San Augustine, Texas, containing the 1927 Classical Revival limestone courthouse, a 1919 jail, and a 1936 bronze statue of James Pinckney Henderson, on a block set aside in the town's 1833 plat.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the square has been the physical and symbolic center of San Augustine County since the town was platted in 1833. It qualifies under Criterion A for Politics/Government and Criterion C for Architecture, at the local level. The courthouse, designed by Shirley Simons, shows restrained Classical Revival design with stripped classical influences.","narrative":"Courthouse Square in San Augustine, Texas, occupies a block reserved when the town was platted in 1833. It holds the county's fourth courthouse, a three-story limestone Classical Revival building completed in 1928 and designed by Lufkin architect Shirley Simons, with Campbell and White as contractors. Restrained classical ornament, recessed window bays and a stepped parapet give it a simplified, stripped classical look. East of the courthouse stands the 1919 two-story jail, originally red and buff brick and later stuccoed, which served until 2000 and now houses offices. A bronze statue of James Pinckney Henderson, first governor of Texas, was placed in front of the courthouse for the 1936 Texas Centennial. The square was listed for its role in local government and for its architecture. Community memorials and the garden club's care of the grounds show its continuing importance to residents. Despite replaced doors, windows and roofing, the buildings retain their original form and setting.","period_of_significance":"1909-1954","architect_builder":"Shirley Simons, Architect, Campbell and White Builder","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The courthouse remains in use as the county courthouse and government offices. The jail closed in 2000 and now houses probation department offices.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:23.318644-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/10/9733/40973310/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/04000892.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000892/f4037519de-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000892/f4037519de-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_augustine_county_tx_courthouse_2015.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_augustine_county_tx_courthouse_2015.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"06000508","name":"San Augustine Residential Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/san-augustine-residential-historic-district-06000508/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973310","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Augustine_County_Courthouse_and_Jail","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7413387"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/san-augustine-county/san-augustine-county-courthouse-and-jail-04000892/"}