Union County Courthouse (Florida)

Infobox Historic building
name = Union County Courthouse

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caption = Union County Courthouse
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location_town = Lake Butler, Florida
location_country = United States
architect = John Pearson of Gainesville
client = Union County
engineer = Builder: Works Project Administration
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completion_date = 1936
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cost = $39,000, of which $7,000 was paid by the county and the rest by the WPA
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style = Classical Revival
size = The Union County Courthouse is an historic redbrick courthouse building located in Lake Butler, Florida. Designed by John Pearson of Gainesville in the Classical Revival style , it was built in 1936 by the Works Project Administration to serve Union County, which had been carved out of Bradford County in 1921. It is located on the site of a former courthouse that served the county of New River, Bradford's original name. In 1967 addidtions to the courthouse were designed by Harry E. Burns, Jr., and were built by Vinson J. Forrester, Jr. [ [http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Bradford/bradford.htmlFlorida's Historic Courthouses: Bradford County Courthouse] ] . [ [http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Union/umiom.html HiFlorida's storic Courthouses: Union County Courthouse] ] ["A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 25, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3] [ [http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Bay/bay.html Florida's Historic Courthouses: Bay County Courthouse] ]

In 1989, the Union County Courthouse was listed in "A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", published by the University of Florida Press. ["A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture", 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 51, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3]

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External links

* [http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/courts.htm Florida's Historic Courthouses]