National Historic Landmark - Desert Laboratory

Established in 1903 by the Carnegie Institution for the purpose of studying "the methods by which plants perform their functions under the extraordinary conditions existing in deserts," the Desert Laboratory was for over 35 years the center for the study ...

National Historic Landmark - Mary Jane Colter Buildings

These four structures reflect the Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter's important work in Park architecture over the first three decades of the 20th century. The Hopi House (1905) is modeled after a Hopi Pueblo and its design was a product of ...

National Historic Landmark - Ybor City Historic District

Founded in 1886, Ybor City is significant in Spanish and Cuban American immigration history. The district is also of importance in American industrial history, for it contains the largest collection of buildings related to the cigar industry in America and ...

National Historic Landmark - Tampa Bay Hotel

Headquarters of the army that invaded Cuba in the Spanish-American War (1898), and the news center for journalists participating in the "Correspondents War." The hotel was a pioneer effort in the Florida resort business, and is an excellent example of ...

National Historic Landmark - Safety Harbor Site

Site depicts a late prehistoric and early historic period, representing the Gulf Coast Timucua Indian culture at the time of European contact.

Information provided by the National Registry of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service

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National Historic Landmark - Okeechobee Battlefield

The three-hour battle at Okeechobee was the largest engagement of the Second Seminole War. Zachary Taylor's decisive victory at Okeechobee on December 25, 1837, marked the turning point in the War and paved the way for General Taylor's political career.

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National Historic Landmark - Miami Biltmore Hotel

The Miami-Biltmore Hotel and Country Club, one of the most luxurious and modern hotels of its time, opened on January 14, 1926. Designed by the prominent New York architectural firm of Schulze and Weaver, the Miami-Biltmore is Coral Gables most ...

National Historic Landmark - Llambias House

Among the few extant structures in Saint Augustine that dates from the first Spanish period, this house reached its final form by 1788. A restored example of organic growth of a dwelling built on a variation of the "St. Augustine ...

National Historic Landmark-John Burroughs Riverby Study

National Historic Landmark- John Burroughs Riverby Study

This small one-story frame structure was built in 1881 by John Burroughs, noted naturalist and conservationist, within the yard of his Riverby estate overlooking the Hudson.

It served as his retreat, a place where ...

National Historic Landmark-Ralph Johnson Bunche House

National Historic Landmark- Ralph Johnson Bunche House

This was the home of the distinguished Afro-American diplomat and scholar who served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

He negotiated the Israeli-Arab Truce of 1949 and was consequently awarded the Nobel Peace ...