Old Manatee County Courthouse

Old Manatee County Courthouse
Location Bradenton, Florida
Coordinates 27°29′39″N 82°32′52″W / 27.49417°N 82.54778°W / 27.49417; -82.54778Coordinates: 27°29′39″N 82°32′52″W / 27.49417°N 82.54778°W / 27.49417; -82.54778
Built 1860
Architect Ezekiel Glazier
NRHP reference # 76000601[1]
Added to NRHP June 29, 1976

The Old Manatee County Courthouse, built in 1859-1860, is an historic building now located at 1404 Manatee Avenue, East, in Bradenton, Florida. It was Manatee County's first courthouse and is the oldest surviving Florida county courthouse (that was built originally as one) left in the state, and is now part of the Manatee Village Historical Park. On June 29, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. After it ceased being used as a courthouse, it became the Manatee Methodist Church and then the Manatee Methodist Church Parsonage.

See also

Manatee County courthouses (disambiguation)

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  • Manatee County listings at National Register of Historic Places
  • Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  • Manatee County Courthouse at Florida's Historic Courthouses
  • Manatee Village Historical Park webpage
  • Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn ( ISBN 0-9653759-5-1)


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