Lee County Courthouse (South Carolina)

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.

For other places with the same name, see Lee County Courthouse (disambiguation).
Lee County Courthouse
Courthouse viewed from the west
LocationBishopville, South Carolina
Coordinates34°13′1.6″N 80°14′57.6″W
Built1908
ArchitectWilliam Augustus Edwards
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCourthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
NRHP reference No.81000568[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1981

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

See also
  • List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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". Archived from the original on 2008-06-28. Retrieved 2008-04-08.


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