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Old Gulf County Courthouse 
Old Gulf County CourthouseGeneral information Architectural style Classical Revival Town or city Wewahitchka, Florida Country United States Coordinates 30°6′54″N 85°11′56″W / 30.115°N 85.19889°W Completed 1927 Cost $ Design and construction Client Gulf County Architect Warren, Knight & Davis,of Birmingham AL Engineer Builder: H. H. Taylor The Old Gulf County Courthouse is an historic redbrick courthouse building located at 222 North 2nd Street in Wewahitchka, Florida. It was built in 1927 in the Classical Revival style after Wewahitchka was designated the county seat of newly created Gulf County. In 1965 the county seat was moved to Port St. Joe and a new courthouse was built there.[1][2][3] The old courthouse still functions as an auxiliary to the Port St. Joe courthouse.[4]
In 1989, the Old Gulf County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[5]
References
- ^ Florida's Historic Courthouses: Old Gulf County Courthouse
- ^ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 25, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
- ^ Florida's Historic Courthouses: Bay County Courthouse
- ^ Gulf County Clerk's Office contact page
- ^ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 25, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
External links
Categories:- Buildings and structures in Gulf County, Florida
- County courthouses in Florida
- Historic Florida architecture 1989 AIA survey listings in Gulf County
- Florida building and structure stubs
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