Lancaster County Courthouse, South Carolina

Infobox_nrhp | name =Lancaster County Courthouse
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Lancaster County Courthouse
location= 104 N. Main St., Lancaster, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 9
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 46
long_seconds = 27
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1828
architect= Robert Mills
architecture= Classical Revival, Other
designated= November 07, 1973cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1151&ResourceType=Building
title=Lancaster County Courthouse |accessdate=2008-03-04|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = February 24, 1971cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=71000788

Lancaster County Courthouse is a building that is attributed to the architect Robert Mills. "In continuous use as a courthouse since its completion in 1828, it features fine reeded woodwork and vaulted ceilings." "A series of double barrel brick vaults supports the second floor and forms the ceiling of the first."

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000788.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lancaster County Courthouse] |32 KB|date=August 29, 1970 |author=Norman McCorkle |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/71000788.pdf "Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1970 and 1973"] |32 KB]

It may be included within the Lancaster Downtown Historic District, also listed on the National Register.

At approximately 5 a.m. on Aug. 4, 2008, the courthouse was heavily damaged, but not destroyed by fire, and will be rebuilt. [http://www.wsoctv.com/news/17102775/detail.html]

On September 19, 2008, a local 17-year-old, Martavious Carter, admitted to setting the fire while being interviewed for other crimes, he had recently committed.

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lancaster/S10817729001/index.htm Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster County (104 N. Main St., Lancaster)] , at South Carolina Department of Archives and History