The Okeechobee County Courthouse, built in 1926, is an historic courthouse building located at 304 Northwest Second Street in Okeechobee, Florida. It was designed by architect George Gaynor Hyde of Miami in what has been variously called the Southern Colonial Revival or Mediterranean Revival style of architecture. Due to the collapse of the Florida Land Boom during its construction, its central dome was never built. After the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, its hallways were used as a temporary morgue. An open breezeway was planned and built through the center front of the first floor but was later enclosed; the winding stairways to the second floor courtroom still remain.[1][2][3]
Okeechobee County Courthouse
Okeechobee County Courthouse, 2006, before renovations.
Okeechobee County Courthouse, 2010, during renovations.Okeechobee County Courthouse, 2010, after completion of renovations. Note: Photograph features the newly installed security door which is lowered at the close of business.
In 1989, the Okeechobee County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[4]
okeechobee, county, courthouse, built, 1926, historic, courthouse, building, located, northwest, second, street, okeechobee, florida, designed, architect, george, gaynor, hyde, miami, what, been, variously, called, southern, colonial, revival, mediterranean, r. The Okeechobee County Courthouse built in 1926 is an historic courthouse building located at 304 Northwest Second Street in Okeechobee Florida It was designed by architect George Gaynor Hyde of Miami in what has been variously called the Southern Colonial Revival or Mediterranean Revival style of architecture Due to the collapse of the Florida Land Boom during its construction its central dome was never built After the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane its hallways were used as a temporary morgue An open breezeway was planned and built through the center front of the first floor but was later enclosed the winding stairways to the second floor courtroom still remain 1 2 3 Okeechobee County CourthouseOkeechobee County Courthouse 2006 before renovations General informationArchitectural styleSouthern Colonial Revival Mediterranean RevivalTown or city304 NW 2nd St Okeechobee FloridaCountryUnited StatesCoordinates27 14 41 N 80 49 56 W 27 244793 N 80 832276 W 27 244793 80 832276Construction started1925Completed1926 accepted and opened 1927Cost 200 000ClientOkeechobee CountyDesign and constructionArchitect s George Gaynor HydeEngineerBuilder Rogers and DuncansonOkeechobee County Courthouse 2010 during renovations Okeechobee County Courthouse 2010 after completion of renovations Note Photograph features the newly installed security door which is lowered at the close of business In 1989 the Okeechobee County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida s Historic Architecture published by the University of Florida Press 4 References edit Florida s Historic Courthouses History of Okeechobee Tommy Markham s Pictorial History of Okeechobee County page 7A A Guide to Florida s Historic Architecture 1989 Gainesville University of Florida Press p 131 ISBN 0 8130 0941 3 nbsp This article about a building or structure in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okeechobee County Courthouse amp oldid 849475271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
