National Historic Landmark-Hibernian Hall

National Historic Landmark- Hibernian Hall

Completed in 1840, this is the only extant building associated with the Democratic Convention of 1860, one of the most critical political assemblies in the history of the United States.

At Charleston, the fate of ...

Gibson Tenement Houses Chain of Lakes Heritage Park at Brevard

Three shotgun style tenement houses formerly located on Palm Avenue are the remaining evidence of what used to be the vibrant black-owned business section along South Street in Titusville. Owned by the William Gibson family and built in the early ...

National Historic Landmark-Heyward-Washington House

National Historic Landmark-Heyward-Washington House

From 1777 to 1794, this three story brick structure, a fine example of a Charleston double house, was the home of Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809), a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The house was built in ...

National Historic Landmark-DuBose Hayward House

National Historic Landmark-DuBose Heyward House

From about 1919 to 1924, this was the residence of DuBose Heyward (1885-1940), author the novel PORGY (1925), which inspired the famed folk opera PORGY AND BESS.

Heyward chose as the setting for his novel the ...

National Historic Landmark-Hampton Plantation

National Historic Landmark-Hampton Plantation

Erected in 1735, enlarged in 1757 and again in 1791, this building evolved from a modest frame structure built by a Huguenot settler into a large Georgian county house.

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Wright Brothers House (Private)

Wright Brothers was among Melbourne's first settlers, establishing his homestead in the area by 1877. Brothers' frame vernacular house was constructed circa 1892.

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Malissa Moore Home (Private)

Built beside the Indian River in 1890, the home was moved to its current location and became a restaurant and then a boarding house. Mrs. Moore helped establish the Mount Moriah AME Church.

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Dade Battlefield State Park

Every January, under the oaks of Dade Battlefield State Park, history lovers gather to commemorate the battle that started the Second Seminole War, the most protracted and costly of the nation's Indian wars.

On December 28, 1835, Indian warriors ambushed 108 ...

John H. Hurston House (Private)

The Reverend John Hurston was the father of noted author and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston. Reverend Hurston and his wife, Mattie, lived in this Second Empire style residence.

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Dr. I.S. Hankins House (Private)

This Mediterranean Revival style residence was built in 1935 as the home of Orlando's pioneer black physician who campaigned for improved race relations and black home ownership.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.