Lee County is named for Robert E Lee, who was a Confederate general in the Civil War, and who lived from 1807 to 1870.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Crittenden County and Tunica County, Mississippi
S – Phillips County
W – Monroe County
Created: April 17, 1873
County Seat:
Marianna 1873 – present
County Courthouse – Marianna
Location: 15 East Chestnut Street / Court Street
Built: 1936 – 1937
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: George Mahan Jr. and Everett Wood
Contractor: Jennings & Samuel
Description: The building faces south and is a two story gray colored stone’ buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building sits on a rise overlooking the Public Square to the south in the center of Marianna. The south front has a projecting center section with three rectangular openings on the first story with recessed entrances. On the second story is a porch with two columns rising to a wide header. The first story is faced with gray colored stone and the upper section of the building is buff colored brick. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the second story. This is a Works Progress Administration project. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit and the County District Court. On the north side is a modern addition built with dark red colored brick, concrete and glass.
See: The 1st Judicial Circuit includes Cross County, Monroe County, Phillips County, Saint Francis County and Woodruff County.
History: The county was created in 1873 and Marianna was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was a log structure built at Poplar Street and Mississippi Street in 1873. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure designed by Martin & Chamberlin and constructed in 1889 to 1890. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1936 to 1937.
County Courthouse – Marianna
County Circuit Court courtroom
Photos taken 2012
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