Orange County is named for the orange orchards which are located in the county.
Surounding County Courthouses:
N – Lake County and Seminole County
E – Brevard County
S – Osceola County
W – Lake County
Created: December 29, 1824 
County Seat:
John Bunch House 1824 – 1835
New Smyrna 1835 – 1843
Enterprise 1843 – 1856
Orlando 1856 – present
County Courthouse – Orlando
Location: 425 North Orange Avenue / East Amelia Street
Built: 1996 – 1997
Style: Modern
Architect: Hanson Lind Meyers Inc.
Contractor: HLM/Design/ TD / P&D of Charlotte, North Carolina
Description: The building faces west and is a twenty-three story glass and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Orlando. The north and south wings are five stories forming a “U” shape with the central tower on the east side and with a plaza on the west side. The central entrance is a high semicircular structure The roof line is flat with rounded roof on the central tower. The building houses the Circuit Court – Civil of the 9th Judicial Circuit and County Court.
Old County Courthouse – Orlando
Location: 65 East Central Boulevard / Court Avenue
Built: 1926 – 1927
Style: Classical Greek
Architect: Murray S King and James B King
Contractor: A Bentley and Sons Company
Description: The building faces south and Built in 1926, the building is a five story Indians limestone, steel and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Orlando. The south front has three central arches at the entrances. On the second story are high vertical windows. A cornice runs above the second story. The fifth story has small windows. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the former courtroom has been preserved. An annex was constructed in 1960. The architect was Ralph P Lovelock and James B King. The building houses the Orange County Regional History Center.
See: The 9th Judicial Circuit includes Osceola County.
See: The county is located in the Fifth Judicial District of the Court of Appeal – Fifth Judicial District located in Daytona Beach.
History: The county was created as Mosquito County in 1924 and John Bunch’s house was designated as the county seat. In 1835, the county seat was moved to New Smyrna and then to Enterprise in 1843 and the county was renamed as Orange County in 1845. The county seat was moved to Orland in 1856. The first courthouse was a two story log structure built in 1857. The second courthouse was built by Captain Bulford Sims at a cost of $1,250 in 1869. The third courthouse was a three story frame structure designed by W R Brown and built by A M Hyer in 1875 to 1876 at a cost of $7,800. The fourth courthouse was designed by A S Wagner of Williamsport, Pennsylvania and built by W C Green Company of Chicago, Illinois in 1891 to 1892 at a cost of $54,957. The courthouse was demolished. The fifth courthouse was constructed in 1926 to 1927 at a cost of $1,000,000 and is still standing. The sixth and present courthouse was constructed in 1996 to 1997.
County Courthouse – Orlando
Old County Courthouse – Orlando
Photos taken 2009