Union County Courthouse (Lake Butler, Florida)

Union County Courthouse

Union County Courthouse
General information
Architectural style Classical Revival
Town or city Lake Butler, Florida
Country United States
Coordinates 30°01′23″N 82°20′19″W / 30.023141°N 82.338558°W / 30.023141; -82.338558
Completed 1936
Cost $39,000, of which $7,000 was paid by the county and the rest by the WPA
Client Union County
Design and construction
Architect John Pearson of Gainesville
Engineer Builder: Works Project Administration

The Union County Courthouse is an historic redbrick courthouse building located in Lake Butler, Florida. Designed by John Pearson of Gainesville in the Classical Revival style, it was built in 1936 by the Works Project Administration to serve Union County, which had been carved out of Bradford County in 1921. It is located on the site of a former courthouse that served the county of New River, Bradford's original name. In 1967 additions to the courthouse were designed by Harry E. Burns, Jr., and were built by Vinson J. Forrester, Jr.[1][2][3]

In 1989, the Union County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Florida's Historic Courthouses: Bradford County Courthouse
  2. ↑ Florida's Historic Courthouses: Union County Courthouse
  3. ↑ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 25, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
  4. ↑ A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 51, ISBN 0-8130-0941-3
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