The Jefferson County Courthouse is an historic

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style

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building located in

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. Built in 1909, it was designed by Georgia-born

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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 (U.S. state), Georgi ...

, who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in

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and

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. The builder was Mutual Construction Company of

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whose bid for the project was $39,412.Florida's Historic Courthouses: Jefferson County
/ref> It was modeled on President Thomas Jefferson’s famous house,

, for which the town is named. The motto, ''Suum Cuique'',

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for ''To each his own'', which is inscribed over the doors of the courthouse, is jokingly pronounced ''Sue ‘em quick'' by some local residents. The building is a

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in the Monticello Historic District, which was added to the

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on August 19, 1977

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Historic Monticello/Jefferson County

County courthouses in Florida Edward Columbus Hosford buildings Neoclassical architecture in Florida Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Florida Clock towers in Florida Historic district contributing properties in Florida Monticello, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Florida 1909 establishments in Florida Government buildings completed in 1909 {{JeffersonCountyFL-NRHP-stub

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