Old Baker County Courthouse
Encyclopedia
The Old Baker County Courthouse built in 1908, is an historic building located at 14 McIver Avenue West in Macclenny
, Florida
. It was designed by Edward Columbus Hosford
of Eastman, Georgia
. On August 21, 1986, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
. It is now the Emily Taber Public Library,
Macclenny, Florida
Macclenny is a city in Baker County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,459 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Baker County. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was designed by Edward Columbus Hosford
Edward Columbus Hosford
Edward Columbus Hosford, also known as Edward C. Hosford and E. C. Hosford, was a Georgia-born American architect noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas....
of Eastman, Georgia
Eastman, Georgia
Eastman is a city in Dodge County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,541 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Dodge County...
. On August 21, 1986, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. It is now the Emily Taber Public Library,
External links
- Baker County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Baker County history
- Baker County Courthouse at Florida's Historic Courthouses
- Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn (ISBN 0-9653759-5-1)