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.
Lee County Courthouse | |
 Courthouse viewed from the west | |
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 Interactive map showing the location of Lee County Courthouse | |
| Location | Bishopville, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°13′1.6″N 80°14′57.6″W / 34.217111°N 80.249333°W |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | William Augustus Edwards |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000568[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1981 |
On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Lee County Assessor's website. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
- ^ "Lee County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. October 30, 1981. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
External links
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Media related to Lee County courthouse (South Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons- South Carolina Association of Counties page for Lee County
- University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
- Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages
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