Lee County Courthouse (South Carolina)

For other places with the same name, see Lee County Courthouse (disambiguation).
Lee County Courthouse

Courthouse viewed from the west
Location Bishopville, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°13′1.6″N 80°14′57.6″W / 34.217111°N 80.249333°W / 34.217111; -80.249333Coordinates: 34°13′1.6″N 80°14′57.6″W / 34.217111°N 80.249333°W / 34.217111; -80.249333
Built 1908
Architect William Augustus Edwards
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
NRHP Reference # 81000568[1]
Added to NRHP October 30, 1981

The Lee County Courthouse, built in 1908, is a historic courthouse located at 123 S. Main Street[2] in the city of Bishopville in Lee County, South Carolina.[3][4] It was designed in the Classical Revival style by Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.[5] Lee County was created in 1902 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had.

On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Lee County Assessor's website. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Lee County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. October 30, 1981. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Lee County Courthouse, Lee County (123 Main St., Bishopville)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  5. ↑ University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards


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