Manatee County Courthouse (Original)

Manatee Ave. and 15th St., Bradenton, Florida. County/parish: Manatee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 29, 1976. NRIS 76000601.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Manatee Methodist Church
  • Manatee Methodist Church Parsonage

From Wikipedia:

Old Manatee County Courthouse

The Old Manatee County Courthouse, built in 1859–1860, is an historic building located at 1404 Manatee Avenue East, in Bradenton, Florida. It was Manatee County's first courthouse and is the oldest surviving Florida county courthouse (that was built originally as one) left in the state, and is now part of the Manatee Village Historical Park. On June 29, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. After it ceased being used as a courthouse, it became the Manatee Methodist Church and the Manatee Methodist Church Parsonage.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77843056

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