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The National Historic Landmarks in Florida are representations of a broad sweep of history from Pre-Columbian times, through the Second Seminole War and Civil War, and the Space Age. There are forty National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Florida,[1] which are located in twenty-two of the state's sixty-seven counties. Sixteen of the NHLs in the state are significant examples of a particular architectural style, eleven have military significance, ten are archaeological sites, three were the homes of well-known American authors, and one is associated with the development of the U.S. Space Program.

Five sites are in state parks and managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.[2]

Also included is a site determined eligible for National Historic Landmark status[3], and a list of historical sites in Florida managed by the U.S. National Park Service which also have national significance.[4]

The National Historic Landmark program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NHL criteria and makes nomination recommendations after an owner notification process.[5] The Secretary of the Interior reviews nominations and, based on a set of predetermined criteria, makes a decision on NHL designation or a determination of eligibility for designation.[6] Both public and privately owned properties are designated as NHLs. This designation provides indirect, partial protection of the historic integrity of the properties, via tax incentives, grants, monitoring of threats, and other means.[5] Owners may object to the nomination of the property as a NHL. When this is the case the Secretary of the Interior can only designate a site as eligible for designation.[6]

NHLs are also included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), which are historic properties that the National Park Service deems to be worthy of preservation. The primary difference between a NHL and a NRHP listing is that the NHLs are determined to have national significance, while other NRHP properties are deemed significant at the local or state level.[5] The NHLs in Florida comprise 2.6% of the approximately 1,579 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida.

Current NHLs

The NHLs in Florida are distributed across 22 of Florida's 67 counties. The table below lists all 41 of these sites.

Landmark name[1] Image Date listed[1] Locality[1][7] County[1] Description[8]
1 Mary McLeod Bethune Home December 2, 1974 Daytona Beach
29°12′39″N 81°01′56″W / 29.21078878°N 81.0320982°W / 29.21078878; -81.0320982 (Bethune, Mary Mcleod, Home)
Volusia Home of Mary McLeod Bethune, educator and civil rights leader[9]
2 Bok Tower Gardens (Historic Bok Sanctuary) April 19, 1993 Lake Wales
27°56′06″N 81°34′37″W / 27.935°N 81.576944°W / 27.935; -81.576944 (Bok Tower Gardens)
Polk Constructed by Ladies Home Journal editor Edward W. Bok on the highest hill in the area to create "a spot of beauty second to none in the country"[10]
3 British Fort May 15, 1975 Sumatra
29°56′23″N 85°00′45″W / 29.9397670°N 85.0124987°W / 29.9397670; -85.0124987 (Fort Gadsden Historic Memorial)
Franklin Built during the War of 1812 and also known as Negro Fort, it was the location of a fortification occupied by runaway slaves, as well as Indians living in the area. Due to a massive explosion near the end of the war, nothing remains of the fort.[11]
4 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station April 16, 1984 Cocoa
28°29′20″N 80°34′40″W / 28.488889°N 80.577778°W / 28.488889; -80.577778 (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station)
Brevard The East Coast space launch facility of the U.S. Department of Defense, and adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center[12]
5 Cathedral Of St. Augustine April 15, 1970 St.Augustine
29°53′29″N 81°18′45″W / 29.8912857°N 81.3123677°W / 29.8912857; -81.3123677 (Cathedral Of St. Augustine)
St. Johns Completed in 1797, it was severely damaged by fire in 1887, but restored over the next two years. It is part of the St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District[13]
6 Crystal River Site June 21, 1990 Crystal River
28°55′01″N 82°36′33″W / 28.916944°N 82.609167°W / 28.916944; -82.609167 (Crystal River Site)
Citrus A ceremonial center and burial complex, occupied during the Deptford, Weeden Island, and Safety Harbor periods[14]
7 Dade Battlefield November 7, 1973 Bushnell
28°39′08″N 82°07′36″W / 28.652222°N 82.126667°W / 28.652222; -82.126667 (Dade Battlefield)
Sumter Site of the Dade Massacre during the Second Seminole War, it is now a state park[15]
8 El Centro Español de Tampa June 3, 1988 Tampa
27°57′37″N 82°26′32″W / 27.960253°N 82.442283°W / 27.960253; -82.442283 (El Centro Espanol De Tampa)
Hillsborough Home of the first mutual aid society in Florida, and part of the Ybor City Historic District[16]
9 Ferdinand Magellan - U.S. Car No. 1 February 4, 1985 Miami
25°37′03″N 80°24′00″W / 25.6175°N 80.4°W / 25.6175; -80.4 (Ferdinand Magellan - U.S. Car No. 1)
Miami-Dade The first passenger railcar built for a President since the one made for Lincoln in 1865. It was used by FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, and briefly by Reagan.[17]
10 Fort King Site February 24, 2004 Ocala
29°11′20″N 82°04′56″W / 29.188889°N 82.082222°W / 29.188889; -82.082222 (Fort King Site)
Marion Site of fort prominent before and during the Second Seminole War. It was located at a nexus of military roads reaching from Tampa to Jacksonville[18]
11 Fort Mose Site October 12, 1994 St.Augustine
29°55′40″N 81°19′31″W / 29.927689°N 81.325169°W / 29.927689; -81.325169 (Fort Mose Site)
St. Johns First free black settlement legally sanctioned in what would become the United States. Slaves from the British colonies of South Carolina and Georgia escaped here during the early to mid 18th century, making this a precursor to the Underground Railroad.[19]
12 Fort San Carlos De Barrancas October 9, 1960 Pensacola
30°20′52″N 87°17′51″W / 30.347839°N 87.297561°W / 30.347839; -87.297561 (Fort San Carlos De Barrancas)
Escambia Site of a series of forts going back as far as 1698, now part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.[20]
13 Fort San Marcos De Apalache November 13, 1966 St. Marks
30°09′18″N 84°12′40″W / 30.155°N 84.211111°W / 30.155; -84.211111 (Fort San Marcos De Apalache)
Wakulla Wooden or masonry forts were at this site during Spanish or British colonial periods, and the Second Seminole War. The Spanish fort's capture in 1818 by Jackson led the U.S. to acquire Florida in 1821.[21]
14 Fort Walton Mound July 19, 1964 Fort Walton Beach
30°24′13″N 86°36′27″W / 30.403611°N 86.6075°W / 30.403611; -86.6075 (Fort Walton Mound)
Okaloosa Type site of the Fort Walton Culture[22]
15 Fort Zachary Taylor May 31, 1973 Key West
24°32′46″N 81°48′37″W / 24.5460941°N 81.8102923°W / 24.5460941; -81.8102923 (Fort Zachary Taylor)
Monroe Controlled by the Union during the Civil War, later used heavily during the Spanish-American War, it is now a state park[23]
16 Freedom Tower October 6, 2008[24] Miami
25°46′48″N 80°11′23″W / 25.78°N 80.189722°W / 25.78; -80.189722 (Freedom Tower)
Miami-Dade The original headquarters and printing facility of the Miami News & Metropolis newspaper; later made a memorial to Cuban immigration to the U.S.[25]
17 Gonzalez-Alvarez House April 15, 1970 St.Augustine
29°53′17″N 81°18′36″W / 29.888004°N 81.310038°W / 29.888004; -81.310038 (Gonzalez-alvarez House)
St. Johns The oldest house in St. Augustine, built in the early 18th century, and part of the St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District[26]
18 Governor Stone (schooner) December 4, 1992 Fort Walton Beach
30°24′15″N 86°37′02″W / 30.4042°N 86.617283°W / 30.4042; -86.617283 (Governor Stone (schooner))
Okaloosa Built in 1877, it is the oldest surviving Gulf-built two-masted coasting schooner[27]
19 Ernest Hemingway House November 24, 1968 Key West
24°33′04″N 81°48′03″W / 24.551179°N 81.800903°W / 24.551179; -81.800903 (Hemingway, Ernest, House)
Monroe A home of author Ernest Hemingway[28]
20 Hotel Ponce de Leon February 17, 2006 St.Augustine
29°53′32″N 81°18′51″W / 29.892129°N 81.314252°W / 29.892129; -81.314252 (Hotel Ponce De Leon)
St. Johns Built in 1887-88 by Carrère and Hastings for real estate and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler, it is the first large scale building constructed entirely of poured concrete. The only Flagler Hotel to survive the Great Depression, it later became part of Flagler College. Part of St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District[29]
21 Zora Neale Hurston House December 4, 1991 Fort Pierce
27°27′39″N 80°20′31″W / 27.460777°N 80.342009°W / 27.460777; -80.342009 (Hurston, Zora Neale, House)
St. Lucie A home of author Zora Neale Hurston[30]
22 Llambias House April 15, 1970 St.Augustine
29°53′16″N 81°18′39″W / 29.887907°N 81.310969°W / 29.887907; -81.310969 (Llambias House)
St. Johns Built in the late 18th century, and part of the St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District[31]
23 Maple Leaf October 12, 1994 Mandarin
30°09′30″N 81°41′12″W / 30.158333°N 81.686667°W / 30.158333; -81.686667 (Maple Leaf)
Duval Launched in 1851, it was sunk by the Confederates in 1864, and is one of the best preserved Civil War shipwrecks[32]
24 Mar-A-Lago December 23, 1980 Palm Beach
26°40′40″N 80°02′10″W / 26.677885°N 80.036057°W / 26.677885; -80.036057 (Mar-a-lago National Historic Landmark)
Palm Beach The former estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post.[33]
25 Miami-Biltmore Hotel & Country Club June 19, 1996 Coral Gables
25°44′28″N 80°16′45″W / 25.741111°N 80.279167°W / 25.741111; -80.279167 (Miami-Biltmore Hotel)
Miami-Dade A luxury Biltmore Hotel opened in 1926, it was the tallest building in Florida until 1928, and also served as a hospital during World War II.[34]
26 The Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site January 16, 2009 Miami
25°46′10″N 80°11′24″W / 25.769381°N 80.189919°W / 25.769381; -80.189919 (Miami Circle at Brickell Point Site)
Miami-Dade An important site related to the Tequesta[35]
27 Mud Lake Canal September 20, 2006 Flamingo
25°10′26″N 80°56′17″W / 25.174°N 80.938°W / 25.174; -80.938 (Mud Lake Canal)
Monroe Prehistoric long-distance canoe canal[36]
28 Okeechobee Battlefield July 4, 1961 Okeechobee
27°12′04″N 80°46′09″W / 27.201111°N 80.769167°W / 27.201111; -80.769167 (Okeechobee Battlefield)
Okeechobee Site of the Battle of Lake Okeechobee, one of the major conflicts during the Second Seminole War[37]
29 Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge May 23, 1963 Sebastian
27°48′00″N 80°26′00″W / 27.8°N 80.4333°W / 27.8; -80.4333 (Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge)
Indian River Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903, this was the first national wildlife refuge in the United States.[38]
30 Pensacola Naval Air Station Historic District December 8, 1976 Pensacola
30°20′52″N 87°17′50″W / 30.3478°N 87.2972°W / 30.3478; -87.2972 (Pensacola Naval Air Station Historic District)
Escambia Opened in 1914, as the first U.S. permanent naval air station, first Navy pilot training center, and first U.S. naval installation to send pilots into combat.[39]
31 Plaza Ferdinand VII October 9, 1960 Pensacola
30°24′27″N 87°12′50″W / 30.4074055°N 87.2139479°W / 30.4074055; -87.2139479 (Plaza Ferdinand Vii)
Escambia Place where Florida was formally transferred from Spain to the U.S., in 1821[40]
32 Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station August 5, 1998 Ponce Inlet
29°04′44″N 80°55′42″W / 29.078961°N 80.928334°W / 29.078961; -80.928334 (Ponce De Leon Inlet Lightstation)
Volusia Completed in 1887, it is the tallest lighthouse in Florida (at 175 feet (53 m) in height)[41]
33 Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farmyard September 20, 2006 Cross Creek
29°28′49″N 82°09′42″W / 29.4803°N 82.1617°W / 29.4803; -82.1617 (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farm Yard)
Alachua A home of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings[42]
34 Safety Harbor Site July 19, 1964 Safety Harbor
28°00′32″N 82°40′39″W / 28.008889°N 82.6775°W / 28.008889; -82.6775 (Safety Harbor Site)
Pinellas The largest remaining mound in the Tampa Bay area, and believed to have been the location of the "capital city" of the Tocobaga[43]
35 San Luis De Talimali (formerly San Luis de Apalache) October 15, 1966 Tallahassee
30°26′57″N 84°19′12″W / 30.44909°N 84.319905°W / 30.44909; -84.319905 (San Luis De Talimali)
Leon A Spanish Franciscan mission was built here in 1633 in the descendent settlement of Anhaica, capital of Apalachee Province. It was abandoned and destroyed in 1704 to prevent use by the British.[44]
36 St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District April 15, 1970 St.Augustine
29°53′31″N 81°18′51″W / 29.89204°N 81.31428°W / 29.89204; -81.31428 (St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District)
St. Johns The district's boundaries are roughly those of the original town of St. Augustine, and covers the period of development from 1672 to 1935.[45]
37 Tampa Bay Hotel May 11, 1976 Tampa
27°56′44″N 82°27′50″W / 27.945472°N 82.464013°W / 27.945472; -82.464013 (Tampa Bay Hotel)
Hillsborough Built by railroad magnate Henry B. Plant in a Moorish Revival style, and considered his premier hotel, it covers 6 acres (24,000 m2) and is .25 miles (0.40 km) long[46]
38 Vizcaya File:Vizcaya from the water by tom schaefer large.jpg April 19, 1994 Miami
25°44′37″N 80°12′37″W / 25.743611°N 80.210278°W / 25.743611; -80.210278 (Vizcaya)
Miami-Dade Winter residence of industrialist James Deering[47]
39 Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House) February 16, 2000 Palm Beach
26°42′52″N 80°02′30″W / 26.714307°N 80.041653°W / 26.714307; -80.041653 (Whitehall)
Palm Beach A home of industrialist Henry Morrison Flagler[48]
40 Windover archae-
ological site
May 28, 1987 Titusville
28°32′19″N 80°50′36″W / 28.538537°N 80.843239°W / 28.538537; -80.843239 (Windover Archeological Site)
Brevard A peat deposit preserving artifacts and human burials dating to the Early Archaic period. One of the largest collections of human skeletal material of its time, and of fiber arts from any New World archeological site.[49]
41 Ybor City Historic District December 14, 1990 Tampa
27°57′54″N 82°26′06″W / 27.965°N 82.435°W / 27.965; -82.435 (Ybor City Historic District)
Hillsborough Has the largest collection of buildings related to the U.S. cigar industry; was a rare multi-ethnic & multi-racial industrial community of the Deep South in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[50]

Eligible National Historic Landmark

The following property was determined eligible for National Historic Landmark status, but did not become one.[51] It does remain on the National Register of Historic Places.

Landmark name Image Date declared Location County Description
1 Hialeah Park Race Track January 11, 1988[3][52] Hialeah[3][52]
25°50′46″N 80°16′37″W / 25.846°N 80.277°W / 25.846; -80.277 (Hialeah Park Race Track)
Miami-Dade[3] Built in 1921, the greyhound track is one of the oldest existing recreational facilities in southern Florida, and contributed to South Florida's popularity as a winter resort for the rich and famous. It became so well-known for its flamingo flocks that it was officially designated a sanctuary for them by the Audubon Society.[3]

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  10. ^ "Bok Tower Gardens (Historic Bok Sanctuary)". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  11. ^ "British Fort". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  12. ^ "Cape Canaveral Air Force Station". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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  14. ^ "Crystal River Site". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.[
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  21. ^ "Fort San Marcos De Apalache". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  22. ^ "Fort Walton Mound". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  23. ^ "Fort Zachary Taylor". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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  28. ^ "Hemingway, Ernest, House". National Historic Landmarks Program. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  29. ^ "Hotel Ponce de Leon". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  30. ^ "Hurston, Zora Neale, House". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  31. ^ "Llambias House". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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  38. ^ "Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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  41. ^ "Ponce de Leon Inlet Light Station". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  42. ^ "Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings House and Farm Yard". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  43. ^ "Safety Harbor Site". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  44. ^ "San Luis De Talimali (formerly San Luis de Apalache)". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  45. ^ "St. Augustine Town Plan Historic District". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  46. ^ "Tampa Bay Hotel". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  47. ^ "Vizcaya". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
  48. ^ "Whitehall (Henry M. Flagler House)". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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  50. ^ "Ybor City Historic District". National Historic Landmark Program. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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