Old Lee County Courthouse

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Old Lee County Courthouse
OldCourthouseLeeCountyFL.jpg
Location Fort Myers, Florida USA
Coordinates 26°38′32.5″N81°52′13″W / 26.642361°N 81.87028°W / 26.642361; -81.87028 Coordinates: 26°38′32.5″N81°52′13″W / 26.642361°N 81.87028°W / 26.642361; -81.87028
Built1915
Architect Francis J. Kennard
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 89000196 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 16, 1989

The Old Lee County Courthouse is a historic building at 2120 Main Street in Fort Myers, Florida. It was designed by Francis J. Kennard and its cornerstone was laid on April 13, 1915. [2] It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Prudy Taylor Board (2006). "The Night They Tore the Courthouse Down". Remembering Lee County: Where Winter Spends the Summer. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781625844736.

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