Lee County Courthouse (South Carolina)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Lee County Courthouse
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caption =
location= Bishopville, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 13
lat_seconds = 1
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 14
long_seconds = 58
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1908
architect= William Augustus Edwards
architecture= Classical Revival
added = October 30, 1981
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Courthouses in South Carolina Designed by William Augustus Edwards TR
refnum=81000568cite 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] The Lee County Courthouse, built in 1908, is an historic courthouse located at 123 Main Street in the city of Bishopville in Lee County, South Carolina. 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. [ [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards] ] 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. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lee/S10817731003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Lee County Courthouse] ] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina
* Lee County Courthouse

References

External links

* [http://www.sccounties.org/counties/lee.htm South Carolina Association of Counties page for Lee County]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/SC/Lee/state.html National Register listings for Lee County]
* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/lee/S10817731003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History file on Lee County Courthouse]
* [http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/ufarch/edwards.htm University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards]
* [http://www.nr.nps.gov/multiples/64000769.pdf Multiple Resource Area for 4 of the 9 courthouses designed by William Augustus Edwards - 12 pages]