National Historic Landmark-Parish House of the Circular Church

National Historic Landmark- Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church

Built about 1806, this small Greek Revival temple with graceful twin stairways and notable wrought-iron railings is a good example of Mills' ability to design a temple-style building that is ...

National Historic Landmark-Ninety Six & Star Fort

National Historic Landmark- Ninety Six and Star Fort

This important colonial backcountry trading village and government seat was held briefly by the British during the Revolutionary War and was the scene of General Nathaniel Greene's siege in 1781.

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National Historic Landmark-Mulberry Home of Mary Chesnut

National Historic Landmark- Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chestnut House)

Mulberry is nationally significant in the area of American literature for its association with Mary Boykin Chestnut's remarkable first-hand account of southern society during the Civil War.

Her war-time ...

Museum of Art and Sciences: African Art Gallery

A 2,000 square foot African Art gallery features masks, sculpted figures, ceremonial and everyday objects from a number of African tribes. Carved commemorative staffs, ritual ornaments, fetishes and 130 pieces of rare Ashante gold are highlights of the collection.

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Childhood Home of Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden (Private)

This residence was purchased in the 1860s by Mayor Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's uncle. Born in Daytona Beach in 1926, Mayor Scarlett-Golden was the first African American and only the second woman to serve as Daytona Beach mayor. Elected as Mayor of ...

National Historic Landmark-USS Laffee Destroyer

National Historic Landmark- USS Laffey Destroyer

The only surviving ALLEN M. SUMNER class destroyer and the only surviving World War II destroyer that saw service in the Atlantic, she acted as escort to convoys to Great Britain, and on D-Day she ...

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 ...

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church Community Cemetery

Originally known as the White Lily Cemetery, the Mount Olive Courtenay Community Cemetery was on the grounds adjacent to the Bethel AME Church, one of the first black churches on Merritt Island. Grave sites date from 1919.

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Stone Funeral Home

This funeral home was established in 1923 to serve all of Brevard County. By the 1930s, brothers Richard E. Stone and Reverend Albert T. Stone operated the Stone Brothers Funeral Homes, with branches in Melbourne, Fort Pierce, and Cocoa.

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Community of Royal/Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church

When slavery was abolished in 1865, the Royal community was founded by former slaves from the old Green Plantation located near the Withlacoochee River. Moving further inland to farm for themselves, the former slaves built log cabin homes and dug ...