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Texas - Lavaca County

Lavaca County Texas has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace, Church of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary, Lavaca County Courthouse and Lay-Bozka House.

The famous person Nannie Ray Baker is associated with one of more of the Lavaca County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lavaca County places including M. Deodati, Vincent Falbo, A.T. Lucas, T. Heiner, F. Wahrenberger, B.J.E. Dietz, Victor Hugo, Falbo,V. & Deodati,M. and Koch and Sons. Prominent architectural styles found in Lavaca Country are Late Gothic Revival, Romanesque and Queen Anne.

Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church (added 1983 - - #83003148)

FM 957 , Moravia

Senapa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Koch and Sons

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

archives document

Baker House (added 1998 - - #98001345)

Also known as Charles A. and Elizabeth C. Baker House;Nannie Ray Baker Hou

211 Pecan St. , Yoakum

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Baker, Nannie Ray

Significant Year:

1896, 1895

Area of Significance:

Social History, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

More Information:

archives document

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace (added 1983 - - #83003149)

FM 340 , Sweet Home

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Deodati,M., Falbo,Vincent

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

archives document

Church of the Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary (added 1983 - - #83003150)

FM 2672 , St. Mary's

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

archives document

Lavaca County Courthouse (added 1971 - - #71000945)

Bounded by LaGrange, 2nd, 3rd, and Main Sts. , Hallettsville

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lucas,A.T., Heiner,T.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

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:

archives document

Lay-Bozka House (added 1971 - - #71000946)

205 Fairwinds , Hallettsville

25or6to4, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dietz, B.J.E., Hugo,Victor

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church (added 1983 - - #83003151)

100 St. Ludmilla St. , Shiner

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Falbo,V. & Deodati,M., Wahrenberger,F.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

archives document

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