Berryhill Elementary School. 6751 Berryhill Street. 1925. 

Masonry Vernacular. The school was built with a central open courtyard which is unique for its style. It also possesses Dutch bond brick work which is distinguished for architecture in Milton. This school as well as the Bagdad and Holley schools were built due to the population growth that caused the Canal Street School (1915-1922) to become overcrowded. It originally had 8 classrooms, a cafeteria, indoor restrooms and was heated. An addition to the building was added in 1934.

Santa Rosa Academy stood at this location prior to the construction of Berryhill Elementary School. The Santa Rosa Academy served grades 1-12. The Academy burned in December, 1914. Space for the Academy was rented from the Masonic Hall until the Brick Canal ,treet School was built in 1915. 

Also, located at this site was the original courthouse. The first courthouse was a wooden structure. It burned in 1869 destroying all records. The second courthouse was a two story brick building. It was located on the northeast corner of the courthouse square, facing Willing Street. 

Credits and Sources:

National Register of Historic Places: Milton, Florida.  November 8, 1987.  National Register Identification Number 87001944

Brian D. Rucker, “Blackwater and Yellow Pine: The Development of Santa Rosa County, 1821-1865. (Ph.D diss., Florida State University, 1990).

Virginia Savage McAlester.  A Field Guide to American Houses. (New York:  Alfred A. Knopf. 2013).

Gerald Foster. American Houses. (New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. 2004).

Maurie Van Buren. House Styles at a Glance. (Marietta, Georgia: Longstreet Press. 1991).