Florida Pioneer Museum

Florida Pioneer Museum
Location 0.5 mi. S of Lucy St. on FL 27 (Krome Ave.), Florida City, Florida
Coordinates 25°27′20″N 80°28′40″W / 25.45556°N 80.47778°WCoordinates: 25°27′20″N 80°28′40″W / 25.45556°N 80.47778°W
Built 1904
Architect Henry Morrison Flagler
Architectural style Philippine Style
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 73000574[1]
Added to NRHP August 14, 1973

The Florida Pioneer Museum is a historic site in Florida City, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1962 with the donation of antique vehicles and tools by a group of civic minded women. On August 14, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

The Museum's building is located in the old Homestead Florida East Coast Railroad station agent's home that was built in 1904. The house was moved to the current location in the mid-1960s to serve as a museum about the local area. The depot building behind the museum was saved by Jack Levy and other local history buffs as the bulldozers were starting to tear it down where it was originally located on N. Flagler Ave. in Homestead. It was then moved to its present site in Florida City in 1976, on land donated by the Torcise family. The building was leveled to the platform by Hurricane Andrew in 1992,[2] and the Museum aided in the reconstruction of the building by supplying copies of the original drawings from the Florida East Coast Railway. The Depot is not part of the Museum; it is owned by the City of Florida City.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ floridapioneermuseum.org

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