Old Polk County Courthouse (Florida)
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Old Polk County Courthouse | |
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Location | Bartow, Florida |
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Coordinates | 27°53′48″N 81°50′35″W / 27.89667°N 81.84306°W |
Architect | Edward Columbus Hosford and Francis J. Kennard |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 89001055[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 7, 1989 |
The Old Polk County Courthouse (also known as the Imperial Polk County Courthouse) (constructed in 1908–09) is an historic courthouse in Bartow, Florida, located at 100 East Main Street. It was ostensibly designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Edward Columbus Hosford. On August 7, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The Polk County Historical Museum is located in the courthouse.
References
[edit]- Polk County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Polk County Courthouse at Florida's Historic Courthouses
- Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn (ISBN 0-9653759-5-1)
Categories:
- County courthouses in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida
- Edward Columbus Hosford buildings
- Neoclassical architecture in Florida
- Buildings and structures in Bartow, Florida
- Clock towers in Florida
- 1909 establishments in Florida
- Government buildings completed in 1909
- Polk County, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs