Folks around here might call this court the Lafayette County Court. They know they will find it in the same building as the Lewisville circuit court.

The P.D. Burton House built around 1916 in the Craftsman style is one of the few still standing from that era. It is a perfect example of Craftsman architecture. with its strong horizontal and vertical lines in the window designs, porch supports and the symmetricality of its massing. The owner was from a family of early settlers to Lewisville. His father settled in Old Lewisville after the Civil War and began purchasing land. His sons accumulated more land and invested in a sawmill, general stores and banks in Lewisville and the surrounding area.