歴史的建造物
Marion County Courthouse
Built in 1912–1913 on the site of early mercantile buildings. Designated a State Antiquities Landmark (SAL), Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and contributing property to the National Register Jefferson Historic District. Fully restored in 2021 through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program.
訪問情報
- 住所
- 102 W. Austin St, Jefferson, TX 75657 · Google マップで開く
- 営業時間
- Open weekdays (government building)
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歴史的指定
- 建築年: 1912
- テキサス州歴史的建造物（RTHL）
- 州古物ランドマーク（SAL）
タグ
- landmark
- 1912
- courthouse
- civic
- sal
- rthl
- national register
ジェファーソンのその他の歴史と文化遺産
- Emmert-Dole HouseBuilt in 1868. Early home of Alice Emmert, Jefferson's first female school superintendent. Notably, Lady Bird Johnson (Claudia Taylor) boarded here in 1924–1926 while a student at Jefferson High School.
- Freeman Plantation HouseAntebellum Greek Revival plantation house situated 0.8 miles west of downtown along Highway 49. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #69000209) and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. A standout stop on regional driving tours.
- Hodge-Taylor House (Hodge Plantation)Historic plantation home located southwest of town near US-59 and TX-49. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 (NRHP #97000259). Represents the agricultural plantation economy that supported Jefferson's 19th-century river commerce.
- Jefferson Ordnance MagazineCivil War Confederate munitions magazine constructed in 1863 along Big Cypress Bayou. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #95000102) and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. Exceptionally rare: one of only three surviving Confederate powder magazines in Texas and the South.
- The MagnoliasGreek Revival home built in 1867 by Jefferson co-founder Daniel Nelson Alley as a dowry gift for his daughter, Victoria Kate Alley. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #71000951) and marked with a Texas Historic Survey medallion. Frequently featured on the annual Historic Jefferson Pilgrimage home tour.
- Presbyterian Manse (The Manse)Built in 1851 by John Speakes, this is one of the oldest surviving and architecturally pure Greek Revival homes in Jefferson, featuring a Doric portico and dual porches. Acquired by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1903 as its parsonage and later by the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP #69000211) and an RTHL.