Robert W. Saunders Public Library

The Ybor City Library was renamed in 2003 for Robert W. Saunders, former Field Secretary of the NAACP. Saunders followed in the footsteps of Harry T. Moore who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan on Christmas night 1951. In ...

The Jackson House (Private)

This two story wood frame house was built around 1900 as a family home. Expanded to 24 rooms, it became known as The Jackson House. One block from the Union Station Railroad Depot, the house served porters and other black ...

Helping Hand Day Nursery (Private)

Opened in 1924 by Inez Boyer, this school is located in the historic Central Avenue neighborhood, one of Florida's oldest black business districts. Previous students include former Florida State Senator James Hargrett, Tampa City Council Chair Gwen Miller and the ...

Bethlehem Progressive Baptist Church

According to oral histories, Frank Saxton, a white man, built this church in 1861 for his former slaves. By 1869, 15 black Baptist churches in the state formed the Bethlehem Baptist Association. Fort Taylor Cemetery, south of Brooksville, is the ...

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

Built between 1895 and 1910, this wood frame church is the oldest surviving African American church in Floral City.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

National Historic Landmark-Mission Concepcion

National Historic Landmark - Mission Concepcion

Established in 1731 by Franciscan friars, this is the best preserved of the Texas missions. The massive church building is designed in Mexican Baroque style, with twin bell towers.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

National Historic Landmark-Spindletop

National Historic Landmark - Spindletop Oil Field Lucas Gusher

On January 10, 1901, at Spindletop, a little knoll of land rising out of a swampy prairie, the first great oil gusher roared in.

Lucas Gusher signaled the opening of the vast oil ...

National Historic Landmark-Highland Park Shopping Village

National Historic Landmark - Highland Park Shopping Village

Established in 1931, the Highland Park Shopping Village represents a pivotal point in the evolution of the shopping center as a distinctive building type in 20th century American architecture.

As defined by the ...

National Historic Landmark-Fort Belknap

National Historic Landmark - Fort Belknap

Established in 1851 following the Mexican War when the Texas frontier was being ravished by Comanche-Kiowa raids, Fort Belknap was the anchor of a chain of outer border posts stretching from the Red River to ...

National Historic Landmark-Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings

National Historic Landmark - Fair Park Texas Centennial Buildings

This is one of the largest intact groupings of exposition buildings remaining in the United States. Built 1936-37 for the Texas Centennial Exposition, the grounds were planned on both the Beaux ...