Old Baker County Courthouse
Old Baker County Courthouse | |
| File:Maclenny Cty crths01.jpg Old Baker County Courthouse | |
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| Location | Macclenny, Florida |
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| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Edward Columbus Hosford |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001729[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1986 |
The Old Baker County Courthouse, now the Emily Taber Public Library, was built in 1908. It is at 14 McIver Avenue West in Macclenny, Florida. It was designed by Edward Columbus Hosford of Eastman, Georgia. In 1986 it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]
It was deemed "significant for its architecture and its association with architect Edward C. Hosford, who was responsible for designing a number of county courthouses in both Florida and Georgia during the 1906-1910 period. Built in the 'up-to-date' eclectic Colonial Revival style, the structure represented the pride of the county's citizens in the evolution of the local economy from subsistence farms to one based on commercial exploitation of agriculture."[2]
It has also been known as the Baker County Free Public Library[2] and the Peg McCollum Building.[3]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Baker County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Baker County history
- Baker County Courthouse at Florida's Historic Courthouses
- Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn (Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
- Buildings and structures in Baker County, Florida
- County courthouses in Florida
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Edward Columbus Hosford buildings
- Neoclassical architecture in Florida
- Clock towers in Florida
- 1908 establishments in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Baker County, Florida
- Libraries in Florida
- Government buildings completed in 1908
- First Coast Region, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs