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Nassau County Courthouse (Florida)
Building in Florida, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nassau County Courthouse, also known as the Old Nassau County Courthouse and the Historic Nassau County Courthouse, is a historic two-story red brick courthouse building located at 416 Centre Street in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida. Designed in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1891 and features cast-iron Corinthian columns and a massive bell tower and steeple. Meneely and Co. of West Troy, New York, cast the bell for the tower, which was used as a fire alarm for many years.[1][2][3]
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Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Town or city | 416 Centre St., Fernandina Beach, Florida |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 30.67048°N 81.46163°W / 30.67048; -81.46163 |
Completed | 1891 |
Cost | $20,614 |
Client | Nassau County |
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Structural system | brick |
In 1989, the Nassau County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[1]
In 2002 the building was carefully restored and renovated by The Auchter Company of Jacksonville. Also in 2002 construction began on a new Judicial Annex at 76347 Veteran's Way in Yulee. It was opened in 2004.[3]
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