Martin County Court House, Old

80 E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart, Florida. County/parish: Martin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 07, 1997. NRIS 97001329.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Court House Cultural Center

From Wikipedia:

Old Martin County Courthouse

The Old Martin County Court House, built in 1937, 12 years after the erection and organization of Martin County (separated from the two adjacent counties to the north - St. Lucie County) and to the south - Palm Beach County), is a historic Art Deco style of architecture courthouse building located at 80 Southeast Ocean Boulevard in the county seat and largest town of Stuart, Martin County, Florida.

In 1989, it was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press. On November 7, 1997, it was also added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, maintained by the National Park Service, of the United States Department of the Interior On March 15, 2007, it was added to the Martin County Historic Register by the Martin County Historic Preservation Board. It is now known as the Courthouse Cultural Center and is the headquarters of the Arts Council, Inc., the designated local arts agency for Martin County.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77843112

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