The Old Polk County Courthouse (also known as the Imperial Polk County Courthouse) (constructed in 1908-09) is an historic courthouse in Bartow, Florida, located at 100 East Main Street. It was ostensibly designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Edward Columbus Hosford. On August 7, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The Polk County Historical Museum is located in the courthouse.
References
Old Polk County Courthouse - Circuit Judge Dick Prince gives a history of the Old Polk County Courthouse, and the discovery of the original construction plans.
- Polk County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Polk County listings
- Polk County markers
- Polk County Historical Museum
- Polk County Courthouse at Florida's Historic Courthouses
- Florida's Historic Courthouses by Hampton Dunn (ISBNÂ 0-9653759-5-1)
