Old Florida charm. Chess Park makes a perfect place for a quiet break or for eating food taken out from the popular farmers’ market Friday evenings across the street in Artisans’ Alley.
Several delightful water features grace historic downtown DeLand. Perhaps the most charming is the diminutive fountain gurgling beneath the rotunda dome of the Historic Volusia County Courthouse. The space around the fountain includes murals depicting local history and painter Jackson Walker’s “Legendary Florida” collection. Doors on the second floor of the rotunda open into a stately, fully restored courtroom.
Immediately to the east of the courthouse is Chess Park with its soothing “water wall” fountain and tree-shaded walkway. This tranquil park is part of DeLand’s recent transformation into one of the most appealing downtown areas in the United States.
Across Indiana Ave. from the Historic Courthouse is Volusia County’s Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center which includes an elongated fountain with arching jets of water vaguely reminiscent of those in Moorish Spain.
Immediately to the east of the courthouse is Chess Park with its soothing “water wall” fountain and tree-shaded walkway. This tranquil park is part of DeLand’s recent transformation into one of the most appealing downtown areas in the United States.
Across Indiana Ave. from the Historic Courthouse is Volusia County’s Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center which includes an elongated fountain with arching jets of water vaguely reminiscent of those in Moorish Spain.
Extraordinary Excursions
- Visit the lovely public fountain area along Indiana Ave., north of the Historic Courthouse
- Explore the rotunda area inside the Historic Volusia County Courthouse
- Relax by the Chess Park fountain and alleyway between Indiana and New York Avenues