The Old Charlotte County Courthouse is an historic two-story yellow

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building located at 226 Taylor Street in

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. Designed in the

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style by architects Leitner and Henson of

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, it was built between 1927 and 1928 by Paul H. Smith of

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. Additions were made to the building the 1960s and 1980s but in 1999 it was replaced by a new Justice Center and then fell into disuse. In 2005, the additions having been demolished, the Board of County Commissioners undertook the restoration and renovation of the original 1928 structure that remained. It was reopened to the public in a ceremony on February 29, 2008. In 1989, the Old Charlotte 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. 121

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Florida's Historic Courthouses
Buildings and structures in Charlotte County, Florida

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