Old Lafayette County Courthouse

Old Lafayette County Courthouse
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 / 30.053575; -83.175213Coordinates: 30°03′13″N 83°10′31″W / 30.053575°N 83.175213°W / 30.053575; -83.175213
Construction started 1893
Completed 1894
Client Lafayette County
Technical details
Structural system wooden
Design and construction
Architect unknown
Engineer Builder: unknown
Old Courthouse Sign

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

  1. ↑ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 47, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
  2. ↑ Lafayette County Courthouse in Florida's Historic Courthouses
  3. ↑ Chateau listing
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