Witherspoon Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons #111

Established in 1898 and one of the oldest functioning African American lodges in Florida, the Witherspoon Lodge follows the traditions of Prince Hall who opposed racial oppression in Colonial New England. Purchased in 1903, the building has served as the ...

Home of Clarence Marion

Clarence Marion was Sebring's first black principal and the principal of the E.O. Douglass School. The property is being restored to serve as a museum and community center.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

First Missionary Baptist Church

Organized in 1913, the First Missionary Baptist Church was constructed from concrete blocks made with a hand-block press by Sebring's first black carpenter and second black police officer, John Grady. It is one of the town's oldest black churches.

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Mount Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

This one-story masonry vernacular style building with Neo-Gothic elements was built in 1940. The congregation was organized in 1920.

Information provided by Florida Division of Historical Resources.

National Historic Landmark-Old First Presbyterian Church

National Historical Landmark- Old First Presbyterian Church

The Old First Presbyterian Church was designed very late in William Strickland's career while he was engaged on the construction of the Tennessee State Capitol.

Having started his architectural career as an apprentice to ...

National Historic Landmark-Jubilee Hall, Fisk University

National Historical Landmark-Jubilee Hall, Fisk University

Completed in 1876, this Victorian Gothic structure is the oldest building on campus. Fisk University was founded in 1865 by the American Missionary Association to provide a liberal arts education for Blacks after the ...

National Historic Landmark-George Peabody College for Teachers

National Historical Landmark- George Peabody College for Teachers

The University of Nashville was the first college to receive aid from the Peabody Fund, which had been established in 1867 by philanthropist George Peabody to help rebuild the South's educational system. ...

National Historic Landmark-Franklin Battlefield

National Historical Landmark- Franklin Battlefield

Early on the afternoon of November 30, 1864, Gen. John Bell Hood, against the advice of his staff, ordered his Army of Tennessee to attack Union forces under the command of Maj. Gen. John M. Schofield. ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Pillow

National Historical Landmark- Fort Pillow

Constructed by Confederate engineers, the fort was occupied by Union troops in June 1862 and recaptured in April 1864 by Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Among the approximately 570 Union soldiers were 262 ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Loundoun

National Historical Landmark- Fort Loundoun

Begun in 1756 and occupied until 1760, Fort Loudoun was instrumental in allying the Cherokee with the English during the most critical years of the French and Indian War.

This alliance provided protection for the Southern ...