The Old Collier County Courthouse is a historic two-story

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and

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courthouse A courthouse or court house is a structure which houses judicial functions for a governmental entity such as a state, region, province, county, prefecture, regency, or similar governmental unit. A courthouse is home to one or more courtrooms, ...

building located in

Everglades City, Florida Everglades City is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, of which it was once the county seat. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combi ...

. Designed in the

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style.

History

The courthouse was built in 1926 by

Barron Collier Barron Gift Collier (March 23, 1873 – March 13, 1939) was an American advertising entrepreneur who became the largest private landowner and developer in Florida, as well as the owner of a chain of hotels, bus lines, several banks, newspapers, ...

, who developed Collier County and for whom the county was named. In 1962, the county seat was moved to

East Naples East Naples is an unincorporated community and the county seat of Collier County, Florida, United States. East Naples has been the county seat since 1962, when the Collier County Courthouse was moved from Everglades (see Old Collier County Courth ...

and a new courthouse complex was built there. The building later served as the Everglades City Hall.Florida's Historic Courthouses: Collier County Courthouse
''A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture'', 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 127, In 1989, the Old Collier County Courthouse was listed in "A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture," published by the

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. The courthouse was listed on the

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on December 3, 2013.

References

External links

Florida's Historic Courthouses
Buildings and structures in Collier County, Florida Collier Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Collier County, Florida Everglades City, Florida Government buildings completed in 1926 1926 establishments in Florida {{CollierCountyFL-NRHP-stub