Courthouse Square Park - Ocala, Florida - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

Designated as a Publilc Square in the original Ocala plat of 1846, this location was the site of Marion Colunty's first permanent courthouse built in 1851. it was a two-story frame building of Colonial design. The second courthouse was erected on this site in 1884, a two-story brick cube. Public dissatisfaction caused a third courthouse with more adequate space to be built ini 1906. It was of Roman design with a clock dome and veneered walls of Indiana sandstone. In 1965, when public efforts to save it failed, it was demolished. This site was given by Marion County to the City of Ocala in a property exchange, becoming a city park, thus retaining its function as a Public Square as planned by the city's founders.

Name: Courthouse Square Park Street Location: Silver Springs Blvd Local Municipality: Ocala State/Province, etc.: Florida Country: USA Web Site: [Web Link] Date Established: 1965 Monuments/Statues: Horse Statues Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Horses Fountains: None Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed Picnic Facilities: Not listed Recreational Facilities: Not listed Special Events: Not listed Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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