The Old Polk County Courthouse (also known as the Imperial Polk County Courthouse) (constructed in 1908–09) is an historic

courthouse A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...

in Bartow,

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, located at 100 East Main Street. It was ostensibly designed in the

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style by architect

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. On August 7, 1989, it was added to the

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. The Polk County Historical Museum is located in the courthouse.

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Polk County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Polk County listings
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Polk County markers
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Polk County Historical Museum

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