Putnam County | US Courthouses

Putnam County is named for Benjamin A Putnam, who was a St Augustine lawyer and who served in the Second Seminole War.

Surrounding County Courthouses:

N – Clay County

E – St Johns County and Flagler County

S – Volusia County, Lake County and Marion County

W – Alachua County

Created: January 13, 1849

County Seat:

Palatka 1849 – present

County Courthouse – Palatka

Location: 410 St. Johns Avenue / South 4th Street

Built: 1909 – 1910

Style: Classical Revival

Architect: Robinson and Reidy

Contractor: C D Smith

Description: The building faces south and is a two story concrete and white colored brick structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Palatka. The building has a raised basement. The south portico is supported by four columns rising to a pediment. The windows have light blue colored panels ( now white ) between the floors and on the east side is a large window on the first and second story. The roof line is flat. In the interior, there is white colored wood wainscoting. County Circuit Court courtroom is located on the south side of the second story. There is also a small courtroom located on the second story. The building houses the Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial Circuit and County Court. An addition was added on the west and north sides of the building 1n 1964. The architect was James Gamble Rogers, Lovelock & Fritz and the contractor was Jack Jennings, Inc. On the west side of the building is a two story County Courthouse Annex and a one story County Court Annex which contains a courtroom. To the southeast is another County Courthouse Annex housed in the former East Florida Savings & Trust Building.

See: The 7th Judicial Circuit includes Flagler County, St Johns County and Volusia 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 in 1849 and Palatka was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was erected after 1849 on the corner of Reid Street and South 1st Street. The second courthouse was a two story wood structure built in 1884 on South 2nd Street and was located east of the third and present courthouse which was constructed in 1909 to 1910.

County Courthouse Annex – Palatka

Location: 323 St. Johns Avenue / South 4th Street

Built: 1923 – 1924

Style: Classical Revival

Architect: Unknown

Contractor: Unknown

Description: The building faces north and is a two story stone, brick and concrete structure. The building faces north and was completed in 1924. The rectangular shaped building is located in the center of Palatka to the southeast of the courthouse. The north front has six large columns rising to a wide header at the top of the second story. The central entrance is recessed and has a small pediment above. The roof line is flat. The building was formerly the East Florida Savings & Trust Building.