The Hernando County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic

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building located in Brooksville,

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, It was designed by

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-based architect

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who designed one other courthouse in Florida, two in Georgia and nine in South Carolina as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida,

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and

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. He designed most of the original buildings on the campus of the

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in Gainesville. The courthouse been called the ''Brooksville crown''. In 1989, The Hernando 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. 101,

References

External links

University of Florida biography of William Augustus Edwards
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St Petersburg Times: Brooksville 150 years
Buildings and structures in Brooksville, Florida County courthouses in Florida William Augustus Edwards buildings Government buildings completed in 1913 1913 establishments in Florida {{Florida-struct-stub