The Old Manatee County Courthouse, built in 1859–1860, is an historic building located at 1404 Manatee Avenue East, in

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. It was Manatee County's first courthouse and is the oldest surviving

county courthouse (that was built originally as one) left in the state, and is now part of the Manatee Village Historical Park. On June 29, 1976, it was added to the

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. After it ceased being used as a courthouse, it became the Manatee Methodist Church and the Manatee Methodist Church Parsonage.

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National Register of Historic Places in Manatee County, Florida Buildings and structures in Manatee County, Florida Government buildings completed in 1860 1860 establishments in Florida Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida {{Bradenton, Florida

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