Florida Supreme Court

The Florida State Supreme Court Building was designed by RLF founder, James Gamble Rogers in 1947. The building uses the classical architectural style and features Jeffersonian Greek Revival elements often associated with governmental buildings. The temple front of the building is a six-columned pedimented doric portico, above which rises the building’s signature dome. Three entryways, each with large double doors, lead into the central space which is surrounded by eight columns of antique marble with white ionic capitals and bases of marble. Two-story office wings flank the center section. The use of the temple front and dome, with their historical architectural associations with Roman precedents such as the Parthenon, emphasize the prestige and dignity of the court.

In 1992, the Florida AIA awarded the Supreme Court Building its “Test of Time” award given in recognition of the lasting value of good architectural design.