The former Orange County courthouse now holds a regional museum, letting the building’s own civic past frame its galleries. Four floors of exhibits explore Central Florida, while the courtroom and neoclassical architecture connect local history to the institutions that shaped Orlando.
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This museum is housed in a building that once judged the county’s cases. The 1927 courthouse became the home of the Orange County Regional History Center, which opened here in 2000 after county leaders chose to reuse the structure for a regional museum.
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- The building was constructed as Orange County’s courthouse in 1927.
- The History Center opened in the former courthouse in September 2000.
- Its exhibits cover 14,000 years of Central Florida history across four floors.
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