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Lee County Courthouse
Photo: Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Lee County Courthouse

On the National Register since 199234 years
Classical RevivalListed 1992Tupelo
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Lee County Courthouse

Lee County Courthouse, at Court St. between Spring and Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 3, 1992. It was among the first 10 of Tupelo’s 20 listings, with five others the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 54 other Mississippi listings. It was listed as part of Tupelo MPS. The listing covers 1.3 acres. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCourthouse in Mississippi, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 12 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1904 to today

  1. 1904Built
  2. 1992Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 34 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Court St. between Spring and Broadway, Tupelo · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Lee County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2R. F. Goodlett HouseTudor Revival · next door
  3. 3Peoples Bank and Trust CompanyBeaux Arts · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4First Methodist ChurchGothic · Built 1899 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5R.C. Clark HouseEclectic Colonial Revival with Craftsman Influence · next door
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DNorth Broadway Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.1 miBF. L. Spight HouseTudor Revival0.2 miBCarnation Milk PlantIndustrial · Built 19270.3 miDMill Village Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.4 miBSpain HouseColonial Revival0.4 miDTupelo Downtown Neighborhood Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBStewart-Anderson HouseGreek Revival · Built 18670.4 miBNorth Church Primary SchoolModerne0.4 miDSouth Church Street Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.5 miDDowntown Tupelo Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 mi

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Questions about Lee County Courthouse

Is Lee County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 3, 1992 (Register number 92000161).

Is Lee County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Mississippi has 32 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Lee County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lee County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 12 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73890212 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.