The newer courthouse was designed by Memphis, Tennessee based architect George Mahan Jr. with Everett Woods and built in the Colonial Revival[3] and Art Deco[citation needed] styles.

Marianna moved south 3 miles (4.8 km) onto the banks of the L'Anguille River in 1869 and is centrally located within Lee County.

This building became too small and was expanded with the help of Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works funds.

Rather than expanding, the county chose to construct a new two-story addition of new materials in a new style in the 1930s, which dwarfed the former structure.

The columns, entablature, and pilasters typical of a classical revival building are present, if not subdued by the art deco influence.