National Historic Landmark-University Hall Brown University

National Historical Landmark- University Hall Brown University

Built in 1771, this is the oldest university building and, until 1832, the only structure on the campus: the structure contained dormitory rooms, lecture and recitation rooms, the chapel, the library, and the dining ...

National Historic Landmark-Gilbert Stuart Birthplace

National Historical Landmark-Gilbert Stuart Birthplace

From 1755 to 1761, this gambrel roofed, clapboard house was the home of Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828), best known for his portraits of George Washington and other prominent political figures.

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National Historic Landmark- Battle of Rhode Island Site

National Historical Landmark- Site of Battle of Rhode Island

The Battle of Rhode Island was the first joint American and French operation to result from the alliance of 1778. Its goal was to trap the British that had occupied Newport since ...

National Historic Landmark-Redwood Library

National Historical Landmark-Redwood Library

Completed in 1750, this is one of the oldest library buildings in continuous use in the country.

It was the first building designed by Peter Harrison (1716-1775), noted as the first architect in Colonial America, and is ...

James F. Sistrunk Blvd Historical Marker at Von Mizell Library

Dr. James F. Sistrunk was the first black medical doctor to practice in Ft. Lauderdale and the only one for almost 16 years. With his partner, Dr. Von Mizell, Dr. Sistrunk solicited financing for Provident Hospital, which opened in 1938 ...

The African American Research Library and Cultural Center

This library, research facility, and cultural center contains 75,000 books, documents and artifacts by and about people of African descent, a community cultural center, a 300 seat auditorium, meeting rooms, exhibit areas, a historic archive, a viewing and listening center ...

St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church

Founded by Charlie Chambers in 1908 and named in honor of his daughter, this was the first black church in Dania and housed the first colored school. The bell tolled to call the congregation to service and to mark the ...

The Colored Beach

In the early 1950s the northern tip of what is today John U. Lloyd Beach State Park was purchased by the Broward County Commission for use as the Colored Beach. Beachgoers took a ferry to reach the beach until a ...

The Johnson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

The only remaining rural church in southern Sarasota County dating from the 1910s, Johnson Chapel was built as the Osprey Missionary Baptist Church in 1915 on the west side of the Tamiami Trail in Osprey, six miles north of Laurel, ...

Williams Academy Black History Museum

The first Williams Academy, built in 1913, was a two-story building located between Anderson Avenue and Lemon Street. It was the site of the first government-funded, black school in Fort Myers. When the second floor was destroyed by a fire, ...