Bee County Courthouse | |
Location | 105 W. Corpus Christi St., Beeville, Texas |
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Coordinates | 28°24′04″N97°44′53″W / 28.40111°N 97.74806°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Built by | W.C. Whitney |
Architect | William C. Stephenson, Fritz W. Heldenfels |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 01000105 [1] |
TSAL No. | 8200001176 |
RTHL No. | 12317 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 9, 2001 |
Designated TSAL | January 1, 2002 |
Designated RTHL | 2000 |
The Bee County Courthouse, at 105 W. Corpus Christi St. in Beeville, Texas, United States, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1]
It was designed by architect William C. Stephenson in Beaux Arts style. [1]
Besides the courthouse, the listing included a contributing structure and a contributing object. [1] [2]
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