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. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Lee County List of county courthouses in Texas References External links Courthouses in Texas Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Texas Romanesque Revival architecture in Texas Government buildings completed in 1898