Calhoun County | US Courthouses

Calhoun County is named for John C Calhoun, who was a United States statesman and Vice President.

Created: January 26, 1838

County Seat:

St. Joseph ( Gulf ) 1838 – 1839

Iola ( Gulf ) 1839 – 1848

Abe Spring Bluff 1848 – 1880

Blountstown 1880 – present

County Courthouse – Blountstown

Location: 425 Central Avenue East / Veterans Street

Built: 1972 – 1973

Style: Modern

Architect: Charles A Gaskin

Contractor: Dyson Construction Company

Description: The building faces north and is a three story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Blountstown and the north front has a projecting porch supported by six high pillars rising to a wide header at the roof line. The entrance and windows above form a glass wall within the porch area. A wide brown colored horizontal band runs along the flat roof line. The courtroom is located on the south side of the second story.

Old County Courthouse – Blountstown

Location: 314 Central Avenue East / Cayson Street

Built: 1904 – 1905

Style: Romanesque Revival

Architect: Benjamin Bosworth Smith and the Frank Lockwood

Contractor: Dobson & Archillus

Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Blountstown to the west of the courthouse and the south front has a projecting center section with arched entrance and recessed doorway on the first story. The center section rises to a peal above the roof line. The building has a west wing. The roof is hipped. The former courtrroom was located on the second story.

Note: The first courthouse was built in Abe Springs Bluff in 1848.

Courthouses:

N – Jackson County

E – Liberty County

S – Gulf County

W – Bay County