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{{Short description|Historic former courthouse in Mayo, Florida}} |
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|name = Old Lafayette County Courthouse |
|name = Old Lafayette County Courthouse |
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|image = Old Lafayette County Courthouse, Mayo.jpg |
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|coordinates = {{Coord|30.053575|-83.175213|region:US-FL_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |
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|location_town = [[Mayo, Florida]] |
|location_town = [[Mayo, Florida]] |
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|location_country = [[United States]] |
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|client = Lafayette County |
|client = Lafayette County |
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|construction_start_date = 1893 |
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|completion_date = 1894 |
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[[File:Mayo FL old crths sign01.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Old Courthouse Sign]] |
[[File:Mayo FL old crths sign01.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Old Courthouse Sign]] |
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The '''Old Lafayette County Courthouse''', built 1893–1894, is an historic former [[courthouse]] building located on [[Florida State Road 51|State Road 51]] at 136 Fletcher Avenue, North, corner of Bloxham Street in [[Mayo, Florida|Mayo]], [[Florida]], It was Lafayette County's second courthouse, the first at New Troy having burned down New Year's Eve 1892. It was built on the courthouse square in Mayo but was moved across the street to make way for a fireproof building, the present [[Lafayette County Courthouse (Florida)|Lafayette County Courthouse]]. A two-story verandah was added on 3 sides after it was moved. In 1989, the Old Lafayette County Courthouse was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press.<ref>''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, {{ISBN|0-8130-0941-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Lafayette/lafayette.htm |title=Lafayette County Courthouse in Florida's Historic Courthouses |access-date=2008-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509163814/http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Lafayette/lafayette.htm |archive-date=2008-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Today it is an [[inn]] called the '''Chateau'''.<ref>[http://www.florida-secrets.com/Bed&Breakfast/ENWBeds/Chateau.htm Chateau listing]</ref> |
The '''Old Lafayette County Courthouse''', built 1893–1894, is an historic former [[courthouse]] building located on [[Florida State Road 51|State Road 51]] at 136 Fletcher Avenue, North, corner of Bloxham Street in [[Mayo, Florida|Mayo]], [[Florida]], It was Lafayette County's second courthouse, the first at New Troy having burned down New Year's Eve 1892. It was built on the courthouse square in Mayo but was moved across the street to make way for a fireproof building, the present [[Lafayette County Courthouse (Florida)|Lafayette County Courthouse]]. A two-story verandah was added on 3 sides after it was moved. In 1989, the Old Lafayette County Courthouse was listed in ''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', published by the University of Florida Press.<ref>''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, {{ISBN|0-8130-0941-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Lafayette/lafayette.htm |title=Lafayette County Courthouse in Florida's Historic Courthouses |access-date=2008-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509163814/http://www.jud10.org/Courthouses/Lafayette/lafayette.htm |archive-date=2008-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Today it is an [[inn]] called the '''Chateau'''.<ref>[http://www.florida-secrets.com/Bed&Breakfast/ENWBeds/Chateau.htm Chateau listing]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 31 December 2021
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Mayo, Florida |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 30°03′13″N 83°10′31″W / 30.053575°N 83.175213°W |
| Construction started | 1893 |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Client | Lafayette County |
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| Structural system | wooden |
The Old Lafayette County Courthouse, built 1893–1894, is an historic former courthouse building located on State Road 51 at 136 Fletcher Avenue, North, corner of Bloxham Street in Mayo, Florida, It was Lafayette County's second courthouse, the first at New Troy having burned down New Year's Eve 1892. It was built on the courthouse square in Mayo but was moved across the street to make way for a fireproof building, the present Lafayette County Courthouse. A two-story verandah was added on 3 sides after it was moved. In 1989, the Old Lafayette County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1][2] Today it is an inn called the Chateau.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
- ^ "Lafayette County Courthouse in Florida's Historic Courthouses". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ Chateau listing
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