{"nrhp_refnum":"92001256","name":"Anderson County Courthouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Public Sq.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Palestine","county":"Anderson County","state":"TX","lat":31.764784717000055,"lon":-95.62606775599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-09-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story Classical Revival county courthouse at 1 Public Square in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, built in 1914 and designed by the Page Brothers of Austin. It sits in the center of the town's courthouse square.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the courthouse is one of the most architecturally significant early 20th century courthouses in east Texas and one of the most intact Classical Revival courthouses in the state. It is significant at the statewide level under Criterion C in Architecture. It also reflects Palestine's early 20th century prominence and the county's decision to keep its seat of government on the historic square.","narrative":"Anderson County Courthouse in Palestine, Texas, is a three-story brick, stone and terra cotta building completed in 1914 on the town's central square. Its temple form features four projecting porticos with giant Ionic columns, rusticated red brick loggias and a silver-painted dome topped by a statue of Justice. Inside, four entrances lead to a three-story rotunda with an octagonal cast iron staircase and an art glass skylight. Architects Charles Henry Page and Louis Charles Page of Austin designed it after the 1885 courthouse burned in 1913. County commissioners chose to rebuild on the historic square even as commercial activity moved toward the railroad district. The building cost about $250,000 and was dedicated on December 20, 1914. It is recognized for its Classical Revival design with Beaux Arts planning, its high degree of preservation, and its role as a symbol of county government. It remains in use as the courthouse.","period_of_significance":"1914","architect_builder":"Page, C.H. and I.C., Brothers (Page Brothers, Architects, Austin and Houston, Texas)","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as the county courthouse and seat of county government; the building has had few alterations and retains a high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.671708-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/9709/40970979/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/92001256.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001256/113c223b78-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001256/113c223b78-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_courthouse_tx_2010.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:Anderson_courthouse_tx_2010.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40970979","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_County_Courthouse_(Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754046"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/anderson-county/anderson-county-courthouse-92001256/"}