Old Calhoun County Courthouse
county courthouse in Florida, United States of America
The Old Calhoun County Courthouse built in 1904 is an historic building located at 314 East Central Avenue in Blountstown, Florida. On October 16, 1980, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
In 1989, the Old Calhoun County Courthouse was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Old Calhoun County Courthouse” is county courthouse in Florida, United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Calhoun, County and Courthouse, not as a finished interpretation.
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The phrase “county courthouse in Florida, United States of America” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14686302. Authority coordinates are 30.443, -85.043. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1904, 1980 and 1989.
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