Lampasas County is named for the Lampasas River which in Spanish is the word for “lilies”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Mills County and Hamilton County
E – Coryell County
S – Burnet County
W – San Saba County
Created: February 1, 1856 
County Seat:
Lampasas 1856 – present
County Courthouse – Lampasas
Location: 410 East 4th Street / South Liveoak Street
Built: 1882 – 1883
Style: Second Empire
Architect: Wesley Clark Dodson of Waco
Contractor: Kane Brothers Construction Company
Description: The building faces east and is a two story cream colored course limestone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds on Courthouse Square in the center of Lasmpasas. The east front has a center protruding section with arched doorway and two narrow vertical windows on the second story. The windows on the main building are arched with a higher window in the center of three windows. The building has a red colored roof with a red colored central tower. In the interior there are wood floors, wood staircases and high ceilings. The large courtroom is located on the second story. The building houses the State District Court and Constitutional County Court. Floods in 1936 and 1957 damaged the building. The building was restored in 2003. The architect was Komatsu Architecture, Inc. of Fort Worth and the contractor was Phoenix I Restoration and Construction, Ltd.
See: The architect, Wesley Clark Dodson of Waco, also designed the courthouses in Coryell County, Denton County, Fannin County, Hill County, Hood County and Parker County.
Note: The courthouse is the third oldest courthouse still in use. The oldest courthouse is located in Cass County (1861) and the second oldest is located in Kendall County (1871).
History: The county was created in 1856 and Lampasas was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a frame structure built in 1856 and burned in 1871. The second courthouse was a frame structure built in 1873. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1884 at a cost of $39,949.
County Courthouse – Lampasas
Photos taken 2006 and 2017