MYSTERY PHOTO:  Lowcountry building might be tough to identify

This week’s Mystery Photo, sent in by a reader, might pose a pretty good challenge to any photo sleuth.  Hint: It’s in the Lowcountry.  Send your guess to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.

Our previous Mystery Photo

Our Jan. 25 mystery, “Imposing structure,” lives up to its name.  The Sumter County Judicial Complex may not be somewhere you want to go willingly!  (Somebody told us that the only government facilities that people want to go to are libraries, to which we would add museum and parks.)

Congratulations to those who correctly identified the courthouse: Dale Rhodes of Richmond, Va.; Jay Altman of Columbia; Steve Willis of Lancaster; and George Graf of Palmyra, Va.

Graf shared that he had a harder time than usual identifying the “big structure” in Sumter County.  Some interesting info:

“According to architects stevens-wilkinson.com, a linear park was created, which spans the setback area from East Calhoun Street southward toward East Hampton Street. Required site circulation concerns were placed well away from the public side of the courthouse. All service vehicles and courthouse traffic now share a driveway toward the northeast corner of the facility, while a small restricted parking lot was created for the judges.  Based on traditional architectural elements, the new courthouse features four courtrooms, Clerk of Court, Sheriff’s holding area, judges’ chambers, jury deliberation rooms, public areas, and security core.”

Sumter County is named after Gen. Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), the “Carolina Gamecock” who served in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate after the Revolutionary War.

• Send us a mystery:  If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!)  Send to:  feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission.  Thanks.