List of African-American historic places in Florida
List of African American historic places in Florida
This list of African American Historic Places in Florida is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.[1]
For National List of African American Historic Places use this link.
| Alachua - Baker - Duval - Escambia - Franklin - Lee - Leon - Miami-Dade - Monroe - Putnam - St. Johns - St. Lucie - Santa Rosa - Seminole - Volusia |
Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as part of larger historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have Florida historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.
Alachua County
Methodist church in the Pleasant Street Historic District
Baker County
- Olustee
Broward County
- Fort Lauderdale
Duval County
Masonic Temple
Escambia County
St. Michael's Creole Benevolent Association Hall
Franklin County
- Sumatra
Hillsborough County, Florida
- Tampa
- Meacham Elementary School
- St. Peter Claver Catholic School
Lee County
- Fort Myers
- Sanibel
Leon County
Carnegie Library at FAMU, Southeastern Regional Black Archives Research Center and Museum
- Tallahassee
- Carnegie Library at FAMU
- Foote-Hilyer Administration Building (former Florida A&M Hospital)
- John Gilmore Riley House
- Old Lincoln High School
- Union Bank
Manatee County
- Bradenton
- Family Heritage House Museum [2] State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
Miami-Dade County
St. John's Baptist Church
Monroe County
- Marathon
- Pigeon Key
Orange County
- Eatonville
- Orlando
Putnam County
- Palatka
Santa Rosa County
- Milton
- Mt. Pilgrim African Baptist Church
- Zion AME Church, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Seminole County
- Sanford
Volusia County
Mary McLeod Bethune Home, NHL, Daytona Beach, Florida
- DeLeon Springs
- Daytona Beach
- Orange City
References
- African American Historic Places, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places
- Alicia K. Long, The Family Heritage House:A Unique Museum-College Library Partnership Florida Libraries (Spring 2020): 30-34.
Further reading
- Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. "Florida Black Heritage Trail". (c. 2004–2007)
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