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Bell County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Bell County Courthouse

On the National Register since 197650 years
Renaissance RevivalListed 1976Belton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Bell County Courthouse

Bell County Courthouse, at Public Sq., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 12, 1976. It was among the first 2 of Belton’s 41 listings. The Register lists it for its politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Renaissance Revival, as it does for 26 other Texas listings. The listing covers 2 acres. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric place in Belton, Bell County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1884 to today

  1. 1884Built, designed by Jasper N. Preston and Son
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Public Sq., Belton · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bell County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Belton Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian · next door
  3. 3Carnegie Public LibraryBeaux-Arts · Built 1904 · next door
  4. 4Dr. Taylor Hudson HouseQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Morey HouseQueen Anne · next door
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBelton Farmers' Gin CoopBuilding0.1 miBHouse at 402 N. East St.Italianate0.2 miBJohn P. Hammersmith HouseQueen Anne Eclectic0.3 miBW. J. Venable HouseVernacular L-Plan0.3 miBH. A. and Helena Ware HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBMount Zion United Methodist ChurchVernacular0.3 miBRobert Naismith HouseCenter-Passage Vernacular0.3 miBGeorge and Martha McWhirter HouseSecond Empire0.3 miBL. B. Kinchion HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBArthur Potts HouseBuilding0.4 miBOld St. Luke's Episcopal ChurchGothic0.4 miBT. Hamp and Beulah Birdwell HousePrairie School0.4 miBJames E. and Miriam Ferguson HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBDr. Jacob Moore Frazier HouseBungalow/Craftsman0.5 miBF. K. and Mary Austin HouseItalianate0.5 miBFirst Christian Church ParsonageItalianate0.5 miBGray Rental HousesBungalow/Craftsman0.5 miBJoel Elliott HouseQueen Anne0.5 mi

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Questions about Bell County Courthouse

Is Bell County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 12, 1976 (Register number 76002004).

Is Bell County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Bell County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Bell County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40971060 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.