Edward Columbus Hosford

Edward Columbus Hosford, also known as Edward C. Hosford and E. C. Hosford, (April 24, 1883 – January 2, 1939) was a Georgia-born American architect noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas.

Edward Columbus Hosford
Born(1883-04-24)April 24, 1883
Eastman, Georgia, United States
DiedJanuary 2, 1939(1939-01-02) (aged 55)
Eastman, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect

Early life

Edward Columbus Hosford was born in Eastman, Georgia, the son of Christopher Columbus Hosford and his wife, Hattie B. Pipkin Hosford. Little is known of his early life and education. His Dodge County draft registration card in 1918 shows that he was a "draftsman & estimator" for "Hugger Bros." [Construction Company] of "Brunswick, Ga".[1]

Marriage and family

Edward Columbus Hosford married Alice Mae Baker. Their children included: Evelyn Elvira Hosford (1911-1925) and Mildred Elizabeth (Hosford) Dumich (1915-1989). [2]

County courthouses

Edward Columbus Hosford designed many county courthouses, including the following:

Florida
Image Building Name Location Built Comments
Old Baker County CourthouseMacclenny 1909
Glades County CourthouseMoore Haven1928Moore Haven Residential Historic District
Old Hendry County CourthouseLaBelle1926
Jefferson County CourthouseMonticello1909Monticello Historic District
Lafayette County CourthouseMayo1909
Pasco County CourthouseDade City1909
Old Polk County CourthouseBartow1909

Georgia
Image Building Name Location Built Comments
Bulloch County CourthouseStatesboro 1914major renovations.[3][4]
Dodge County CourthouseEastman1908Hosford's first courthouse[5]
Harris County CourthouseHamilton1908Hosford's second courthouse[5][6]

Texas
Image Building Name Location Built Comments
Glasscock County CourthouseGarden City1909[7]
Mason County CourthouseMason1909Mason Historic District[7]

Other buildings

Other buildings designed by Hosford include:

Image Building Name Location Built Comments
Belleview School5343 Southeast Abshier Boulevard.,
Belleview, Florida		1928
Emory Bryant House101 Lake Wire Drive,
Lakeland, Florida		ca. 1923[8][9]
Building at 106-114 East Main Street106-114 East Main Street, Lakeland, Floridaca. 1925[8]
Donehoo-Brannen HouseStatesboro, Georgia1917[10]
House at 401 West Peachtree Street401 West Peachtree Street, Lakeland, Floridaca. 1925[11]
LaBelle High School150 Curry Street, LaBelle, Florida1926
Oates Building230 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Floridaca. 1925[8]
Old Central Grammar School801 Ledwith Avenue,
Haines City, Florida		1925
Old Lakeland High School400 North Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Floridaca. 1926[12]
Peabody SchoolHerman Avenue, Eastman, Georgia1938

References
  1. Local Board, Dodge County, Eastman, Georgia: Registration card # 10-3-10-C for Edward Charles Hosford
  2. U.S. census records for Dodge County. 1910 & 1920
  3. Caldwell, Wilber W, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair: A Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910, Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001, p.252.
  4. National Register listings for Bulloch County
  5. Caldwell, Wilber W, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair: A Narrative Guide to Railroad Expansion and Its Impact on Public Architecture in Georgia, 1833-1910, Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001, p. 252 & 366.
  6. National register listings for Harris County
  7. Protection of Texas County Courthouses Archived 2008-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
  8. "A Walking Tour of Downtown Lakeland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  9. "Historic Structures, City of Lakeland, Emory Bryant House, same design as House at 401 West Peachtree Street". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  10. National register listings for Bulloch County
  11. "Historic Structures, City of Lakeland, 401 West Peachtree Street, same design as Emory Bryant House, 101 Lake Weir Drive". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  12. National Register listings for Polk County

Edward Columbus Hosford at Find a Grave

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