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Politics/Government, Architecture
Historic Place
Bell County Courthouse (1976)
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About this site
Bell County Courthouse is a historic place in Belton, Bell County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 51 historic places documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 399 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0560, -97.4634 near Belton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bell County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Bell County Courthouses, Bell County Courthouse, and Belton Farmers Co-op Gin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2076002004. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Bell County Courthouse in Belton was built in 1884 as the county's third courthouse, designed in the Renaissance Revival style by the Austin firm of J. N. Preston & Son. The three-story building occupies a full block, with entrance pavilions and porticos of cut-stone columns on each side. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and partially restored in 1999.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgbellcountytx.com
Also at or near Belton, Bell County
“Bell County Courthouse” names 3 distinct records in Bell County. This page is the historic place dedicated in 1976 in Belton. The others:
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