Highlands County is named for the highlands located in the county.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Polk County
S – Glades County
W – DeSoto County and Hardee County
Created: April 23, 1921 
County Seat:
Sebring 1921 – present
County Courthouse – Sebring
Location: 430 South Commerce Avenue / South Orange Street
Built: 1926 – 1927
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: Fred A Bishop
Contractor: D L Phipps
Description: The building faces southwest and is a three story gray colored stone and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sebring. The building has a large portico on the southwest front supported by four large columns which rise to a wide header at the top of the second story. A wide cornice runs below the third story which story has a flat roof line. An addition has been added on the northeast side.
County Courthouse Annex – Sebring
Location: 411 South Commerce Avenue / South Eucalyptus Street
Built: 1962 – 1963
Style: Modern
Architect: Reynolds Smith & Hill
Contractor: Builders Construction Company
Description: The building faces south and is a one story buff colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds on the south side of the courthouse in the center of Sebring. The south front has a central recessed entrance with brick pillars. A wide concrete band runs along the flat roof line.
History: The county was created in 1921 and Sebring was designated as the county seat. The first and only courthouse was constructed in 1926 to 1927.
County Courthouse Commerce Avenue Annex – Sebring
Location: 501 South Commerce Avenue / South Eucalyptus Street
Built: 1973 – 1974
Style: Modern
Architect: James A Hein
Contractor: Wayne Blackwell & Company. Inc.
Description: The building faces east and is a two story white colored concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sebring to the south of the courthouse. The east front has a recessed first story with projecting section between the first and second stories. The south and north sides have square towers. The roof line is flat.
County Government Center – Sebring
Location: 540 South Commerce Avenue / South Eucalyptus Street
Built: 1995 – 1997
Style: Modern
Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.
Contractor: Peter R Brown Construction, Inc.
Description: The building faces southwest and is a two story concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Sebring to the south of the courthouse. The southwest front has a recessed first story with glass walls. At the center are vertical concrete columns with recessed entrance. Towards the south side the building extends with a curved on story section. The roof line is flat. The building houses the county administration.
County Courthouse – Sebring
County Courthouse Annex – Sebring
County Courthouse Commerce Avenue Annex – Sebring
County Government Center – Sebring
Photos taken 2009 and 2018