This building is located at 2000 Main Street Sarasota, Fl.

The property on which courthouse stands was donated Charles and Edith Ringling.  In 1925 the county Commission hired Dwight James Baum as the architect for the county courthouse.  Mr. Baum was a New Yorker who designed many projects in the Sarasota area.  Among these are El Verona Hotel, Owen Burns Realty Office, Broadway Apartments, the John and Mabel Mansion.

     The County Courthouse project was finished in 1927.  The builder was Stevenson and Cameron.  The building style was Mediterranean Revival. 

     This H shaped building consisted of two 2 story rectangular structures connected to a central tower by an arcade. The two buildings had an exterior of hollow clay tile covered by stucco.  The roof was covered by barrel tiles from Spain.

     Samuel Yellin , a wrought iron artist, designed the decorative grills and railing. Polychromed  glazed terra cotta tile and cast stone adorned the entrances , windows and tower.

     The judicial portion on the east contained a court room, , jail, and accommodations for the jailer and sheriff. Separate jail cells,  rest rooms and witness rooms were labelled colored and white.