Lee County Courthouse (Texas) Explained

Lee County Courthouse
Coordinates:30.1814°N -96.9372°W
Locmap Relief:yes
Built:-
Builder:Sonnefield, Emmins and Abright
Added:May 30, 1975
Refnum:75001998
Designated Other1:TSAL
Designated Other1 Date:January 1, 1981
Designated Other1 Number:8200000432
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other2:RTHL
Designated Other2 Date:1968
Designated Other2 Number:8166
Designated Other2 Num Position:bottom

The Lee County Courthouse is a Texas State Antiquities Landmark, is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The first Lee County Courthouse was built in 1878 in Second Empire style, but was destroyed by fire in 1897. The new courthouse, built in 1898, was designed by architect J. Riely Gordon in Richardsonian Romanesque style.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lee County Courthouse. Texas Historical Commission . Joe R. Williams . Marie D. Landon . April 25, 1975 . July 29, 2018. With three photos from 1970.