The County Commission planned to construct a courthouse since late 1924, after the county separated from Manatee County in July 1921.
Charles and Edith Ringling conveyed land to the building. In March 1925, the County Commission hired
Dwight James Baum as the architect for the courthouse. In September 1925, they awarded the construction contract to Stevenson and Cameron, Inc. of New York. On March 22, 1984, it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places as part of the
Sarasota Multiple Resource Area (MRA). The county uses the Judge Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center in Sarasota and the South County Courthouse in Venice for county court activities. ==Gallery==