DeSoto County Courthouse (Florida)
| DeSoto County Courthouse | |
|---|---|
 DeSoto County Courthouse | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Town or city | Arcadia, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 27°12′53″N 81°51′30″W / 27.21472°N 81.85833°W |
| Construction started | 1912 |
| Completed | 1913, restored in 1976 |
| Client | DeSoto County |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | redbrick |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bonfoey and Elliot of Tampa |
| Engineer | Builder: Read-Parker Company |
The DeSoto County Courthouse is an historic redbrick courthouse building located at 115 East Oak Street in Arcadia, Florida. Designed by architects Bonfoey and Elliot of Tampa in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1912-1913 by the Read-Parker Construction Company to serve as DeSoto County's third courthouse and the second one built in Arcadia. It was restored in 1976 and is a contributing property in the Arcadia Historic District.[1][2][3]
The building was designed by the Tampa architectural firm of Bonfoey and Elliot. In 1989, the DeSoto County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[2]
References
- ↑ Florida's Historic Courthouses: DeSoto County Courthouse
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 111, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
- ↑ Waymarking listing for DeSoto County Courthouse
External links
Media related to DeSoto County Courthouse (Florida) at Wikimedia Commons
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