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.
Baker County
- Olustee
Broward County
- Fort Lauderdale
- Old Dillard High School
- Woodlawn Cemetery (Fort Lauderdale)
Duval County
- Jacksonville
- Bethel Baptist Institutional Church,
- Brewster Hospital,
- Catherine Street Fire Station,
- Centennial Hall-Edward Waters College,
- Edwin M. Stanton School,
- Kingsley Plantation,
- Masonic Temple,
- Mount Zion AME Church,
Franklin County
- Sumatra
- Negro Fort
Hillsborough County, Florida
- Tampa
- Meacham Elementary School
- St. Peter Claver Catholic School
Lee County
- Fort Myers
- Sanibel
Leon County
- 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
Marion County
- Ocala
- Fessenden Academy
- Mount Zion A.M.E. Church
Miami-Dade County
- Miami
- D. A. Dorsey House
- Greater Bethel AME Church
- Lyric Theater
- 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
- DeLeon Springs
- DeLeon Springs Colored School
- Daytona Beach
- Orange City
- Orange City Colored School
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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