Travis County Courthouse

Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse
East facade in 2011
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General information
Architectural stylePWA Moderne
Location1000 Guadalupe St.
Austin, Texas 78701
Coordinates30°16′23″N 97°44′42″W / 30.273°N 97.745°W / 30.273; -97.745
Named forHeman Marion Sweatt
OpenedJune 27, 1931 (1931-June-27)
Renovated1958, 1962
OwnerTravis County, Texas
Height104 feet (32 m)
Technical details
Floor count6
Floor area125,000 square feet (11,600 m2)
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Page Brothers
Main contractorH.E. Wattinger

The Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse is the county courthouse for Travis County, Texas. Located in downtown Austin, Texas (the county seat), the courthouse holds civil and criminal trial courts and other functions of county government. The courthouse was built between 1930 and 1931 in the then-contemporary PWA Moderne style, and it was later expanded in 1958 and 1962.


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