Wilbur B. Talley

Inverness Masonic Temple
Sanford Grammar School
Old Flagler County Courthouse
Merchant's Bank Building (now the Halifax Historical Museum)

Wilbur B. Talley was an architect in Florida. He worked in Jacksonville until the death of his wife Nellie and daughter Sarah, who were riding in a car hit by a train on December 21, 1919. After the accident, he moved to Lakeland, Florida where he continued working as an architect.[1]

Talley designed many homes, including in the Riverside and Avondale areas of Jacksonville. He was one of the founders of the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects and worked in many areas of Florida and designed churches in Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Lakeland and Tampa. He designed schools in Florida, Lake City, Ocala, Kissimmee, Orlando, Eau Gallie, and Sanford. His governmental building designs include the Palm Beach County Courthouse, Duval County Courthouse Annex, Duval County Armory, and Old Flagler County Courthouse. He also designed the Bradford County Bank Building in Starke and the Merchant's Bank Building (now the Halifax Historical Museum) in Daytona Beach. His architectural styles included Romanesque architecture, Gothic Revival architectures and Classical Revival architecture and Prairie style architecture. Several of his buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and completed the design of several residences in Riverside and Springfield.[2]

National Register of Historic Places listed properties include:

  1. ^ Louise Stanton Warren and Leni Bessette, Pre-Christmas outing in 1919 turned tragic at railroad crossing. Florida Times-Union, March 13, 2004 accessed May 5, 2013
  2. ^ Jacksonville Architects Jacksonville History