Edward Columbus Hosford, also known as Edward C. Hosford and E. C. Hosford, (April 24, 1883 – January 2, 1939) was an American architect noted for the courthouses and other buildings that he designed in Florida, Georgia and Texas.
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, Georgia.Local Board, Dodge County, Eastman, Georgia: Registration card # 10-3-10-C for Edward Charles Hosford
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).U.S. census records for Dodge County. 1910 & 1920
County courthouses Edward Columbus Hosford designed many county courthouses, including the following:
Florida ImageBuilding NameLocationBuiltComments Old Baker County Courthouse Macclenny 1909 Glades County Courthouse Moore Haven 1928 Moore Haven Residential Historic District Old Hendry County Courthouse LaBelle 1926 Jefferson County Courthouse Monticello 1909 Monticello Historic District Lafayette County Courthouse Mayo 1909 Pasco County Courthouse Dade City 1909 Downtown Dade City Old Polk County Courthouse Bartow 1909
Georgia ImageBuilding NameLocationBuiltComments Bulloch County Courthouse Statesboro 1914 major renovations.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.National Register listings for Bulloch County Dodge County Courthouse Eastman 1908 Hosford's first courthouseCaldwell, 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. Harris County Courthouse Hamilton 1908 Hosford's second courthouseNational register listings for Harris County
Texas
ImageBuilding NameLocationBuiltComments Glasscock County Courthouse Garden City 1909 Protection of Texas County Courthouses Mason County Courthouse Mason 1909 Mason Historic District
Other buildings Other buildings designed by Hosford include:
ImageBuilding NameLocationBuiltComments Belleview School 5343 Southeast Abshier Boulevard., Belleview, Florida 1928 Emory Bryant House 101 Lake Wire Drive, Lakeland, Florida ca. 1923 Building at 106-114 East Main Street 106-114 East Main Street, Lakeland, Florida ca. 1925 Donehoo-Brannen House Statesboro, Georgia 1917 National register listings for Bulloch County House at 401 West Peachtree Street 401 West Peachtree Street, Lakeland, Florida ca. 1925 LaBelle High School 150 Curry Street, LaBelle, Florida 1926 Oates Building 230 South Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida ca. 1925 Old Central Grammar School 801 Ledwith Avenue, Haines City, Florida 1925 Old Lakeland High School 400 North Florida Avenue, Lakeland, Florida ca. 1926National Register listings for Polk County Peabody School Herman Avenue, Eastman, Georgia 1938
References
External links
Florida's Historic Courthouses