The Old Courthouse Square

The Old Courthouse Square (HM1PDE)

Location: Ocala, FL 34470 Marion County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 11.209', W 82° 8.199'

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Designated as a Public Square in the original Ocala plat of 1846, this location was the site of Marion County'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 in 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.
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HM NumberHM1PDE
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Marker NumberF-379
Year Placed1997
Placed ByMarion County Historical Commission and Florida Department of State
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, November 17th, 2015 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 389486 N 3229218
Decimal Degrees29.18681667, -82.13665000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 11.209', W 82° 8.199'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 11' 12.54" N, 82° 8' 11.94" W
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Area Code(s)352, 561
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-98 FL-40, Ocala FL 34470, US
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