{"nrhp_refnum":"84001898","name":"Jasper County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Public Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Jasper","county":"Jasper County","state":"TX","lat":30.921506580000027,"lon":-93.99936401599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-09-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Two-story masonry county courthouse on the public square in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, built in 1889-1890 and later enlarged with additions in 1934 and 1960.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building has historical significance as a continuous center of county government, elections and public meetings, and as one of the finest remaining Victorian structures in the county. It also cites the county's decision to keep and adapt the 1889 building rather than demolish it. Architecturally, it reflects Italianate and Second Empire details despite later alterations.","narrative":"Jasper County's courthouse sits at the center of a wooded public square in Jasper, East Texas. Built in 1889-1890 to designs by Eugene T. Heiner, with Moody and Ellis as contractors, it replaced an 1853 frame courthouse. The original block is a two-story masonry building with round-arch openings, a bracketed cornice and pediments over the central bays. It was enlarged in 1934 with matching east and west wings, and the brick walls were covered in stucco. A clock tower with a Mansardic roof was removed in 1957, and the Jasper County Building was added to the east in 1960. Even with these changes, the building keeps enough original detail to express Victorian character and is regarded as one of the finest Victorian structures remaining in the county. It has served continuously as the seat of government, an election center and a general meeting place, and the county chose to adapt it rather than replace it as needs grew.","period_of_significance":"1889-1890","architect_builder":"Eugene T. Heiner (architect); Moody and Ellis (contractors)","architectural_style":"Italianate, with Second Empire details","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and in use as the seat of county government; altered by 1934 additions and stucco, removal of the clock tower in 1957, and a 1960 addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.070025-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/65/9726/40972665/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001898.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001898/ec1d1cddbe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001898/ec1d1cddbe-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Wrbalusek","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jasper_County_Courthouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrbalusek</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jasper_County_Courthouse.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972665","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_County_Courthouse_(Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6163930"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/jasper-county/jasper-county-courthouse-84001898/"}