Ocala, FL, Post Office Building

Collection

Middle District of Florida

Dublin Core

Title

Ocala, FL, Post Office Building

Subject

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Courthouses

Buildings

Post Offices

Description

Post card of the Post Office building at Ocala Florida. No. E-7144. The building consists of a city block and is a park ornamented by palms and trees. Federal court is held here at stated intervals during the year. The building also houses a number of government offices. In 1900 Congress authorized circuit and district court sittings in Ocala. FJC reports, "The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida met here until 1956; the U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Florida met here until that court was abolished in 1912." It was entered on the National Register of Historic Places on Jun. 3, 1999.

Publisher

Hartman Litho Sales Company

Rights

Available for widespread distribution

Type

Image; Photo

Identifier

a23555

161

PCC FL 36 Ocala

Coverage

1908-1909

Ocala, FL, Post Office Building

Collection

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