Trenton Church of Christ
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The old Trenton Church of Christ is an historic one-story Church of Christ church building located on the southeast corner of South Main Street and Southeast 1st Avenue, just south of the Gilchrist County Courthouse
, in Trenton
, Gilchrist County, Florida
. It was built in 1920 of "Florida field limestone
, rubble masonry
, with brick quoins at openings, arched windows, triple-arched entry porch," etc. Additions have been made to the rear and to the south. In 1989, the building was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.
The Trenton Church of Christ now meets at 502 Northeast 7th Street. The building is now used for meetings of the Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners.
Gilchrist County Courthouse
The Gilchrist County Courthouse is an historic two-story red brick courthouse building located at 112 S Main Street in Trenton, Gilchrist County, Florida. It was designed by the Jacksonville firm of Smith, Holborn, and Dozier and was built in 1933 by the Works Progress Administration...
, in Trenton
Trenton, Florida
Trenton is a city in Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. The population is projected to be 1,722 as of April 1, 2008. It is the county seat of Gilchrist County.-Geography:Trenton is located at ....
, Gilchrist County, Florida
Gilchrist County, Florida
Gilchrist County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 14,437. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 16,402. Gilchrist County has only one traffic light in the entire county and has no road with more than one lane of traffic...
. It was built in 1920 of "Florida field limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
, rubble masonry
Rubble masonry
Rubble masonry is rough, unhewn building stone set in mortar, but not laid in regular courses. It may appear as the outer surface of a wall or may fill the core of a wall which is faced with unit masonry such as brick or cut stone....
, with brick quoins at openings, arched windows, triple-arched entry porch," etc. Additions have been made to the rear and to the south. In 1989, the building was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.
The Trenton Church of Christ now meets at 502 Northeast 7th Street. The building is now used for meetings of the Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners.