Lee County Courthouse (North Carolina)

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Lee County Courthouse
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Lee County Courthouse, March 2007
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LocationHorner Blvd., between Courtland and McIntosh Sts., Sanford, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°28′03.82″N79°9′48.4″W / 35.4677278°N 79.163444°W / 35.4677278; -79.163444 Coordinates: 35°28′03.82″N79°9′48.4″W / 35.4677278°N 79.163444°W / 35.4677278; -79.163444
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectMcMillan, Charles
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS North Carolina County Courthouses TR
NRHP reference No. 79001729 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 10, 1979
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August 2014

Lee County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina. It was built in 1908, and is a two-story rectangular brick building in the Classical Revival style. The east and west sides features monumental hexastyle porticoes supported by Ionic order brick columns. Atop the hipped roof is a small dome. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary Ann Lee and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Lee County Courthouse" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.