In July 1999, when the building was being transformed into the History Center, an accidental fire caused by a cutting torch destroyed the Courtroom B mural and judge’s bench in minutes. So, the painting by Dodge that began in Courtroom A now hangs in Courtroom B; it had been removed for restoration at the time of the fire.
Along with the painting’s classical figures, the grand mural includes Florida-themed motifs, including flamingos. The judge’s bench from Courtroom A also replaced its damaged counterpart and survives in Courtroom B, now the site of many educational programs and social gatherings in the building’s role as the Orange County Regional History Center.