Lee County Courthouse (Georgia)

Lee County Courthouse
Location Courthouse Sq., Leesburg, Georgia
Coordinates 31°43′57″N 84°10′16″W / 31.73250°N 84.17111°W / 31.73250; -84.17111Coordinates: 31°43′57″N 84°10′16″W / 31.73250°N 84.17111°W / 31.73250; -84.17111
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Georgia County Courthouses TR
NRHP Reference # 80001104[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1980

Lee County Courthouse is a historic county courthouse in Leesburg, Georgia, the county seat of Lee County, Georgia. It was designed by J.J. Baldwin in Neoclassical Revival architecture and built in 1918.[2]

The building has a Doric tetrastyle entrance. It has a small square domed clock tower. The interior of the building has a cross plan, with four entrances. There are additions to the building in the rear. A staircase leads to the courtroom on the second floor, which was wood paneling and plaster walls.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. It is located on Courthouse Square.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Lee County Courthouse Georgia Info
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