Osceola County Court House Postcard
Dublin Core
Title
Osceola County Court House Postcard
Alternative Title
Osceola County Courthouse Postcard
Subject
Kissimmee (Fla.)
Postcards--Florida
Courthouses--Florida
Buildings--Florida
Osceola County (Fla.)
Description
Postcard showing the Osceola County Courthouse, the oldest courthouse in the State of Florida that is still in use. The land on which the historic building now stands was purchased from the D. B. Stewart family in 1888 for $2,205.32. On June 3, 1889, bids to construct the courthouse and jail were received and the bid in the amount of $23,879.00 from the Pierce-Torrey Investment Company of Orlando was accepted. Actual construction of the building began in July of 1889. In January of 1890, a portion of the tower collapsed when the supporting timbers were removed, causing a temporary setback in construction as well as in finances, but the courthouse was finally completed by May of that year. In 1977, the Osceola County Courthouse was added to the National Historic Register of Historic Places. In 2011, restoration of the building to its original design begun. Although Osceola County has built a new and larger courthouse, the third floor courtroom continues to be used as an active courtroom, allowing Osceola County to continue to claim the honor of having the oldest courthouse still in use in the State of Florida.
Source
Original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: Cochrane's Book Store, Palatka, Florida: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Cochrane's Book Store
Date Created
ca. 1930
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1930
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard: Cochrane's Book Store, Palatka, Florida.
Is Part Of
Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Postcard Collection, Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
764 KB
Medium
5.5 x 3.5 inch color postcard
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Kissimmee, Florida
Spatial Coverage
28.290664, -81.411084
Temporal Coverage
1930-01-01/1930-12-31
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Cochrane's Book Store.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Cochrane's Book Store and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cook, Thomas
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Dunn, Hampton. Florida's Historic Courthouses. Virginia Beach, Va: Hallmark Pub, 1998.
"Osceola County Courthouse." Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. http://www.ninthcircuit.org/about/courthouses/osceola/.
Transcript
Osceola County Court House
Kissimmee, Florida.
Post Card
M-7523--Pub. by Cochrane's Book Store, Palatka, Florida.
Kissimmee, Florida.
Post Card
M-7523--Pub. by Cochrane's Book Store, Palatka, Florida.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color postcard
Physical Dimensions
5.5 x 3.5 inch
Collection
Citation
“Osceola County Court House Postcard,” RICHES, accessed October 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1009.