The Old Pinellas County Courthouse is a handsome Neoclassical Revival building completed in 1918, the year Pinellas County was carved out of Hillsborough County with Clearwater as its seat. The white-columned facade faces Fort Harrison Avenue and looks the part of a proper Southern courthouse. It served as the county government's home until a larger complex was built in the 1960s.
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now houses county offices. You can walk through the ground floor during business hours to see the original terrazzo floors and the restored courtroom, but the main appeal is architectural — it is one of the few pre-boom-era buildings left in a downtown that has been heavily redeveloped. The courthouse sits at the southern edge of the downtown core, within walking distance of Coachman Park and the waterfront.