COURTHOUSE SQUARE - Tampa, FL
N 27° 56.904 W 082° 27.484
17R E 356562 N 3092341
Located in 400 Block of N. Franklin St Tampa,FL
Waymark Code: WM1XW7
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 07/29/2007
Views: 90
COURTHOUSE SQUARE
For 104 years this block was the official site of executive and judicial government for Hillsborough County, Florida. The first courthouse, a log building burned by Seminole Indians in 1836, possibly stood here. Subsequent ones were built on this square in 1848, 1855 and 1891. The latter a unique red brick, silver domed building, designed by J.A. Wood, architect of H.B. Plant's famed Tampa Bay Hotel, was demolished in 1952.
Tampa Historical Society In Cooperation With Marine Bank and Trust Co. 1972
Marker Number: None
Date: Nonw
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Tampa Historical Society In Cooperation With Marine Bank and Trust Co. 1972
Website: Not listed
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