May-Stringer House

May-Stringer House
Location Brooksville, Florida
Built 1855[1][2]
Architectural style Queen Anne[1][2]
NRHP Reference # 97000210[3]
Added to NRHP March 8, 1997
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The May-Stringer House, home of the Hernando Heritage Museum, is a historic residential building in Brooksville, Florida, United States. It is located at 601 Museum Court. On March 8, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is home to the May-Stringer Heritage Museum.

May-Stringer Heritage Museum

The May-Stringer Heritage Museum is located at the May-Stringer House. It contains over 10,000 artifacts throughout with items from the American Civil War to the Vietnam War in the War Room. The house also includes the Doctor’s Office with vintage medical items, Kitchen and other Living Area with antique household items, and the School Room which replicates an old one-room schoolhouse.

Fun annual events include: Mother's Day Tea, Quilt Show, Haunted House, and Candle-lit Christmas walk-through which is an evening event allowing visitors to enjoy the Victorian era house decorated for Christmas and lit only by candlelight.

References

  1. 1 2 "Hernando County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20.
  2. 1 2 "May-Stringer Heritage Museum". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Hernando County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-20.

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Coordinates: 28°33′21″N 82°22′54″W / 28.55581°N 82.38162°W / 28.55581; -82.38162 (May-Stringer House)


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