The Old Baker County Courthouse, now the Emily Taber Public Library, was built in 1908. It is at 14 McIver Avenue West in
Macclenny,
Florida
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. It was designed by
Edward Columbus Hosford
Edward Columbus Hosford, also known as Edward C. Hosford and E. C. Hosford, (April 24, 1883 – January 2, 1939) was an American architect noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas.
Early l ...
of
Eastman, Georgia
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. In 1986 it was added to the
U.S.
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
.
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It was deemed "significant for its architecture and its association with architect Edward C. Hosford, who was responsible for designing a number of county courthouses in both Florida and Georgia during the 1906-1910 period. Built in the 'up-to-date' eclectic Colonial Revival style, the structure represented the pride of the county's citizens in the evolution of the local economy from subsistence farms to one based on commercial exploitation of agriculture."][ With ]
It has also been known as the Baker County Free Public Library[ and the Peg McCollum Building.]
References
External links
Baker County listings
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National Register of Historic Places
Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Baker County listings
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Emily Taber Public Library
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* Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn ()
Buildings and structures in Baker County, Florida
County courthouses in Florida
Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
Edward Columbus Hosford buildings
Neoclassical architecture in Florida
Clock towers in Florida
1908 establishments in Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Baker County, Florida
Libraries in Florida
Government buildings completed in 1908
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