Walton County Courthouse (Florida)
Walton County Courthouse | |
Location | DeFuniak Springs, Florida, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 30°43′16″N 86°6′41″W / 30.72111°N 86.11139°WCoordinates: 30°43′16″N 86°6′41″W / 30.72111°N 86.11139°W |
Built | ca. 1927 |
Architect | Warren, Knight & Davis of Birmingham AL |
Part of | DeFuniak Springs Historic District (ID92001048) |
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The Walton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.[1] It is a contributing property in the DeFuniak Springs Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1992.
A new addition to the courthouse was opened in October 2007 and the original courthouse is being renovated.[2]
Confederate monument[]
The Confederate monument was erected in 1871 on the old courthouse grounds in Valley Church, then moved to a new courthouse site in Eucheeanna and finally moved to DeFuniak Springs when this courthouse was built. It was erected in memory of the county's war dead and was reportedly the first such monument built. A Confederate battle flag was erected next to the monument on the Walton County courthouse lawn in April 1964 according to the DeFuniak Herald/Beach Breeze newspaper. On July 28, 2015, the Walton County Board of County Commissioners voted to replace the Confederate battle flag with the First National Confederate flag despite protests from local citizens.
See also[]
- Walton County Courthouse (disambiguation)
References[]
- ^ "Walton County Courthouse". Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ New addition to the Walton County Courthouse opened October 1, 2007
External links[]
- Buildings and structures in Walton County, Florida
- County courthouses in Florida
- Historic district contributing properties in Florida
- 1927 establishments in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Walton County, Florida
- Florida building and structure stubs