Monticello Historic District (Monticello, Florida)

	Monticello Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	The Jefferson County Courthouse, part of the district
Location	Monticello, Florida
Coordinates	30°32′43″N83°52′5″W / 30.54528°N 83.86806°W Coordinates: 30°32′43″N83°52′5″W / 30.54528°N 83.86806°W
Area	3,000 acres (12 km²) [1]
Built	1828-c. 1900 [2]
Architectural style	Frame Vernacular, Victorian, Classical Revival, Romanesque Revival, Greek Revival, Italianate, Stick-Eastlake [1] [2]
NRHP reference #	77000405 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1977

Last updated September 27, 2019

The Monticello Historic District is a U.S. Historic District (designated as such on August 19, 1977) located in Monticello, Florida. The district includes an irregular area along Madison, Jefferson, Dogwood, and Washington Streets and contains 41 historic buildings.

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe. With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City. Most of the country is located contiguously in North America between Canada and Mexico.

Monticello is a city in Jefferson County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,506 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Jefferson County. The city is named after Monticello, the estate of the county's namesake, Thomas Jefferson, on which the Jefferson County Courthouse was modeled.

Contributing properties in the district include:

Christ Episcopal Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 425 North Cherry Street in Monticello, Florida in the United States. Designed by T.M. Feruson of Georgia in the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture with some stick-style detailing, it was built in 1885 to replace a previous church building which burned in 1883. Its steep roof, lancet windows and side belfry and entrance are typical of Carpenter Gothic churches. The church had been organized in 1840 by local Episcopalians who had previously held lay services in their homes. It is still an active parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. The Rev. Mal Jopling is its current rector.

The Jefferson County Courthouse is an historic Classical Revival style courthouse building located in Monticello, Florida. Built in 1909, it was designed by Georgia-born American architect Edward Columbus Hosford, who is noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas. The builder was Mutual Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky whose bid for the project was $39,412.

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The Perkins Opera House is a historic theatre in Monticello, Florida. It is located at the corner of Washington Street and Jefferson Street.

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References

1 2 3 "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Jefferson County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-20.
1 2 "Jefferson County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16.

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[nrhp-1] 1 2 3 "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Jefferson County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-20.

[fhtp-2] 1 2 "Jefferson County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16.