Old Hendry County Courthouse
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The Old Hendry County Courthouse (constructed in 1926) is a historic courthouse
in LaBelle
, Florida
, located at the corner of Bridge Street
and Hickpochee Avenue
. It was designed in the Mediterranean Revival-Mission Revival styles by noted architect Edward Columbus Hosford
. On November 8, 1990, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
Courthouse
A courthouse 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 speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply...
in LaBelle
LaBelle, Florida
LaBelle is a city in and the county seat of Hendry County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,210 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 4,480 . It was named for Laura and Belle Hendry, daughters of pioneer cattleman Francis A...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, located at the corner of Bridge Street
State Road 29 (Florida)
State Road 29 is a roadway that runs north–south through Southwest Florida. A rural road, it runs mostly through uninhabited farmland in its northern half, and along wetlands in its southern half.-Route description:...
and Hickpochee Avenue
State Road 80 (Florida)
Florida State Road 80 is a route linking US 41 in Fort Myers and Florida State Road A1A in Palm Beach. The road is the northernmost of three linking Southwest Florida to South Florida via the Everglades...
. It was designed in the Mediterranean Revival-Mission Revival styles by noted architect Edward Columbus Hosford
Edward Columbus Hosford
Edward Columbus Hosford, also known as Edward C. Hosford and E. C. Hosford, was a Georgia-born American architect noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas....
. On November 8, 1990, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.