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FLORIDA HISTORIC HOMES
By Mike Miller Updated October 15, 2021
Florida historic homes have always fascinated me during my many years of traveling around the state.
You can tell so much about the history and character of a town by looking around at its collection of historic homes and business buildings.
Some of them are historic enough to be on the National Register of Historic Places or local historic districts, but many are just old Florida homes with a lot of character but no pedigree.
Many of them are better built than their modern counterparts.
Some older lumber, for example, is much denser than the modern stuff and far more resistant to rot and termites.
SOME FLORIDA HISTORIC HOMES
This is a random selection of homes from different towns in Florida. A few are open to the public, but most are being lived in by happy families.
If you will get off the beaten path and roam around the residential neighborhoods, you will find gems like these in most Florida towns and cities.
ApalachicolaFlickr/JR P
Auburndale, Historic Baynard Place
Bartow, Lawrence Brown House
Brooksville, Chinsegut Hill
Brooksville, May Stringer House
Candler
Cassadaga
Cedar Key
Chattahoochee
Chipley
Clermont
Crescent City
Cross Creek, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Home
Dade City
DeFuniak Springs
DeLand, Stetson Mansion
Dunedin, J.O. Douglas House, photo by Ebyabe
Eden Gardens State Park, 1897 HomeFlickr/JR P
Eustis, Clifford House and Museum
Fernandina
Fort Lauderdale, Stranahan House
Fort Meade
Fort Myers, Henry Ford Home
Graceville
Greenville, Grace Manor
Gainesville, Magnolia Plantation B&B
Homosassa
Inverness
Madison
Melbourne (Eau Gallie) William H. Gleason House
Merritt Island, Historic Sams House
McIntosh
Micanopy, Herlong Mansion
Milton
Monticello
Montverde, Harper House
Mount Dora
Mount Dora, Donnelly House
Mount Plymouth
Ocala
Pierson
Old Naples
Palm Beach
Rockledge
Sanford
St. Cloud
Temple Terrace
White Springs
Winter Garden
Yankeetown
If you enjoyed seeing these historic houses, you might also like our page on Florida historic buildings and architecture.
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