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Florida Cities

Pictures of historical buildings, houses and environments around the state of Florida and some information about them. Browse the images below.

L.B. Brown Bungalo

This bungalow located at 470 L.B. Brown Avenue in Bartow, Florida. is an example of one of the many houses built and either rented or sold by self-taught master carpenter Lawrence Bernard Brown, a former slave.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church - Ft. Meade

The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church located on Edgewood Drive N. in Ft. Meade, Florida.

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Ft. Meade Historical Museum

The Ft. Meade Historical Museum is located on the northwest corner of W. Broadway St. and Tecumseh Avenue in Ft. Meade, Florida and houses many artifacts from the area. It is in the restored, circa 1885, Old Ft.Meade School House, previously located on S. Lanier Avenue and moved to its current location in 1989.

Ft. Meade is the oldest city in Polk County, Florida, dating to 1849. It was established on the military road between Ft. Brooke (Tampa) and Ft. Pierce, Florida where it crossed the Peace River.Originally called Ft. Clinch, it was renamed after the civil war for Union General Meade, who had once served there.

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507 E. Main Street

This beautiful old home is located at 507 E. Main Street in Wauchula, Florida.

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Albert Carlton Estate

The Albert Carlton Estate, also known as the Carlton-Underwood Estate, is located at 302 E. Bay Street, also known as 302 E. Azalea Hill, in Wauchula, Florida and is on the National Register of Historical Places.

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Carlton-Underwood Estate

The Albert Carlton Estate, also known as the Carlton-Underwood Estate, is located at 302 E. Bay Street, also known as 302 E. Azalea Hill, in Wauchula, Florida and is on the National Register of Historical Places.

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Lake Placid RR Depot

The old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line RR Depot, now the Historical Society Depot Museumwas built in 1926. Located at 12 E. Park Street in Lake Placid, Florida, it handled passengers only through the 1950's and freight until the 1970''s.

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Archbold Biological Station

The Archbold Biological Station at Red Hill was established in 1941 and is one of the most renowned research centers in the world. With 5,193 acres lying within the headwaters of the Everglades in south central Florida it attracts scientists from around the world for field study of the natural environments and organisms of the Lake Wales Ridge and adjacent central Florida areas. It is on the National Historical register.

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Sebring Fire Station

The Central Station or Sebring Fire Station is located at 301 N. Mango Street in Sebring, Florida and was built in 1927 in the art deco style.

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Sebring Seaboard Air Line Depot

Old Seaboard Air Line Depot-Sebring located on E. Center Avenue in Sebring, Florida, was built in 1924 and is still in use today by Amtrack.

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Edward Hainz House

The Edward Hainz House, located at 155 W. Center Avenue in Sebring, Florida, was built in the bungalow/craftsman style in 1917.

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Highlands County Courthouse

The Highlands County Courthouse, located at 430 S. Commerce Avenue in Sebring, Florida, was built in 1927 in classic revival style.

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