National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Colorado County

Colorado County Texas has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Stafford Bank and Opera House, Stafford, John, House and State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River, Colorado County Courthouse and Colorado County Courthouse Historic District.

The famous person Johann Frederick Leyendecker is associated with one of more of the Colorado County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Colorado County places including Mosher Steel & Machinery, Nicholas J. Clayton, et al. Austin Bridge Co., C. L. Miller, Eugene T. Heiner, Albert Dietrich Heitman, T.W. Folts, Andrew and Sons Wirtz and Charles H. Page. Prominent architectural styles found in Colorado Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Classical Revival.

Colorado County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76002015)

Also known as See Also:Colorado County Courthouse Historic District

Bounded by Milam, Spring, Travis and Walnut Sts. , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Heiner,Eugene T.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Colorado County Courthouse Historic District (added 1978 - - #78002907)

Also known as See Also:Colorado County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Preston, Walnut, Milam, Front, Washington, and Live Oak Sts. , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Eagle Lake Commercial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000494)

100-416 E. Main St., 101-108 W. Main St., 101-124 Commerce St., 101-201 N. McCarty Ave., 100-203 E. Post Office St. , Eagle Lake

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Page, Charles H.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Social, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Capitol, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Professional, Rail-Related, Specialty Store

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Harrison--Hastedt House (added 2004 - - #04000231)

236 Preston St. , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Folts, T.W., Wirtz, Andrew and Sons

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Old Spanish Trail from US 90 to I-10 (added 2013 - - #13000176)

Cty Rd. 268 bet US 90 and N access road of I-1O, Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Stafford Bank and Opera House (added 1973 - - #73002276)

Also known as R. E. Stafford's Building

Milan and Spring Sts. , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clayton,Nicholas J.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Financial Institution

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

More Information:

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Stafford, John, House (added 1994 - - #76002016)

Also known as Old Stafford Ranch House

S of Columbus on U.S. 71 , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller,C. L.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

State Highway 3 Bridge at the Colorado River (added 1996 - - #96001111)

Also known as US 90 Br. at the Colorado R.;CD0027-01-001

US 90, .6 mi. E of jct. with Loop 329 , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Austin Bridge Co., et al., Mosher Steel & Machinery

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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Zimmerscheidt-Leyendecker House (added 1982 - - #79002926)

S of Columbus on FR 109 , Columbus

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Heitman,Albert Dietrich

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Leyendecker,Johann Frederick

Significant Year:

1863, 1845, 1851

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling