Willis R. Biggers

Willis R. Biggers was an architect in Florida during the early 20th century. He designed the Citrus County Courthouse^[1][2] with J. R. MacEachron^[3] and the original Plant City High School,^[4] which is now a community center. The old Sarasota High School building (1912) was also designed by Biggers, though the school moved to a new building on the South Tamiami Trail in 1926. The old building was used as a library until the Chidsey Library was built in 1940 and was used as a youth center and as a Works Progress Administration sewing room during World War II. It was demolished in the late 1950s.^[5]

The original Plant City High School, now a community center

Biggers designed the Citrus County Courthouse with J. R. MacEachron

References

1. "Historic Citrus County Courthouse". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
2. "Main Street business district". City of Inverness, Florida. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
3. "The 1912 Citrus County Courthouse and Old Courthouse Historical Museum". Retrieved 2012-07-21.
4. "Florida's history through its places: Hillsborough County". Florida Dept of State, Division of Historical Resources. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
5. Diane Esthus (2010-05-25). "The Old Red Brick School House". Retrieved 2012-07-21.