Lee County Courthouse
Contributors:
Charles McMillen, architect
Dates:
1908
Location:
Sanford, Lee County
Street Address:
Horner Blvd., Sanford, NC
Status:
Standing
Type:
Public
Images Published In:
Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina (2003).
Note:
The building makes unusually extensive use of pressed brick, including the Ionic columns of the portico. The brick came from South Carolina. The brownstone of the column capitals and bases came from local quarries, from which a great deal of brownstone was shipped to other locales.
