- Nassau County Courthouse (Florida)
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Nassau County Courthouse 
General information Architectural style Classical Revival Town or city 416 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, Florida Country United States Coordinates 30°40′14″N 81°27′42″W / 30.67048°N 81.46163°W Completed 1891 Cost $20,614. Technical details Structural system brick Design and construction Client Nassau County Architect unknown Engineer Builder: unknown The Nassau County Courthouse, also known as the Old Nassau County Courthouse and the Historic Nassau County Courthouse, is an historic two-story red brick courthouse building located at 416 Centre Street in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida. Designed in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1891 and features cast-iron Corinthian columns and a massive bell tower and steeple. Meneely and Co. of West Troy, New York, cast the bell for the tower, which was used as a fire alarm for many years.[1][2][3]
In 1989, the Nassau County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1]
In 2002 the building was carefully restored and renovated by the Auchter Company of Jacksonville. Also in 2002 construction began on a new Judicial Annex at 76347 Veteran's Way in Yulee. It was opened in 2004.[3]
References
- ^ a b A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 69, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
- ^ Florida's Historic Courthouses: Nassau County Courthouse listing
- ^ a b Nassau County Clerk of Courts: Information on the Historic Courthouse and the Judicial Annex
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