National Register of Historic Places listings in Manatee County, Florida

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Location of Manatee County in Florida

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Manatee County, Florida.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 33 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]

Contents: Counties in Florida   (non-linked contain no National Register listings)
Alachua - Baker - Bay - Bradford - Brevard - Broward - Calhoun - Charlotte - Citrus - Clay - Collier - Columbia - DeSoto - Dixie - Duval - Escambia - Flagler - Franklin - Gadsden - Gilchrist - Glades - Gulf - Hamilton - Hardee - Hendry - Hernando - Highlands - Hillsborough (Tampa) - Holmes - Indian River - Jackson - Jefferson - Lafayette - Lake - Lee - Leon - Levy - Liberty - Madison - Manatee - Marion - Martin - Miami-Dade (Miami) - Monroe - Nassau - Okaloosa - Okeechobee - Orange - Osceola - Palm Beach - Pasco - Pinellas - Polk - Putnam - St. Johns - St. Lucie - Santa Rosa - Sarasota - Seminole - Sumter - Suwannee - Taylor - Union - Volusia - Wakulla - Walton - Washington

Current listings[edit]

KEY

W covered in the "Whitfield Estates Subdivision MPS"
NRHP-listed
NRHP-listed Historic district
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Austin HouseW
Austin House
Austin House
February 5, 1998
(#98000062)
227 Delmar Avenue
27°24′16″N 82°34′14″W / 27.404444°N 82.570556°W / 27.404444; -82.570556 (Austin House)
Sarasota Part of the Whitfield Estates Subdivision MPS
2 John M. Beasley HouseW
John M. Beasley House
John M. Beasley House
September 23, 1996[6]
(#96000358)
7706 Westmoreland Drive
27°24′12″N 82°34′16″W / 27.403333°N 82.571111°W / 27.403333; -82.571111 (John M. Beasley House)
Sarasota Part of the Whitfield Estates Subdivision MPS
3 Judah P. Benjamin Memorial
Judah P. Benjamin Memorial
Judah P. Benjamin Memorial
August 12, 1970
(#70000189)
3708 U.S. Route 301
27°31′23″N 82°31′35″W / 27.523°N 82.5263°W / 27.523; -82.5263 (Judah P. Benjamin Memorial)
Ellenton Florida's only antebellum property restored as a Confederate shrine: a plantation house and grounds built 1844–57, managed (and altered) 1925–49 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Also known as Gamble Plantation Historic State Park.[7]
4 Braden Castle Park Historic District
Braden Castle Park Historic District
Braden Castle Park Historic District
May 9, 1983
(#83001428)
Roughly bounded by the Manatee and Braden Rivers, Ponce DeLeon Street, and Pelot Avenue
27°29′56″N 82°31′49″W / 27.498889°N 82.530278°W / 27.498889; -82.530278 (Braden Castle Park Historic District)
Bradenton
5 Bradenton Carnegie Library
Bradenton Carnegie Library
Bradenton Carnegie Library
April 9, 1987
(#87000616)
1405 Fourth Avenue, W.
27°29′46″N 82°34′33″W / 27.496111°N 82.575833°W / 27.496111; -82.575833 (Bradenton Carnegie Library)
Bradenton
6 Bradenton Woman's Club
Bradenton Woman's Club
Bradenton Woman's Club
February 4, 2019
(#100003409)
1705 Manatee Ave. W
27°29′43″N 82°34′43″W / 27.4952894°N 82.5785469°W / 27.4952894; -82.5785469 (Bradenton Woman's Club)
Bradenton Part of Clubhouses of Florida's Woman's Clubs MPS
7 Cortez Historic District
Cortez Historic District
Cortez Historic District
March 16, 1995
(#95000250)
Bounded by Cortez Rd., 119th St. W., Sarasota Bay, and 124th St. Ct. W.
27°28′03″N 82°41′02″W / 27.4675°N 82.683889°W / 27.4675; -82.683889 (Cortez Historic District)
Cortez Well-preserved fishing village with 97 contributing properties built 1889–1944, reflecting the settlement of Manatee County, the Gulf Coast fishing industry, and vernacular architecture.[8]
8 Curry Houses Historic District
Curry Houses Historic District
Curry Houses Historic District
September 8, 2015
(#15000571)
4th Ave. E. between 12th & 14th Sts. E.
27°29′47″N 82°33′00″W / 27.4963°N 82.55°W / 27.4963; -82.55 (Curry Houses Historic District)
Bradenton
9 De Soto National Memorial
De Soto National Memorial
De Soto National Memorial
October 15, 1966
(#66000078)
5 miles (8.0 km) west of Bradenton
27°31′25″N 82°38′35″W / 27.523611°N 82.643056°W / 27.523611; -82.643056 (De Soto National Memorial)
Bradenton Operated by the National Park Service, the site commemorates the landing in 1539 of Spaniard Hernando de Soto's expeditionary force in the Tampa Bay vicinity, at the start of the first major European exploratory venture in what is now the Southeastern United States.
10 Duette School
Duette School
Duette School
July 30, 2018
(#100002726)
40755 FL 62
27°35′21″N 82°07′25″W / 27.5891°N 82.1235°W / 27.5891; -82.1235 (Duette School)
Parrish vicinity
11 Johnson Helm House
Johnson Helm House
Johnson Helm House
September 2, 2009
(#09000671)
2104 53rd Ave. E. (SR 70)
27°26′50″N 82°32′17″W / 27.4471°N 82.5381°W / 27.4471; -82.5381 (Johnson Helm House)
Oneco Romanesque Revival house and shed constructed of rusticated concrete blocks circa 1907 by local homebuilder Joseph S. Maus (c. 1852–1913).[9]
12 Rufus P. Jordan House
Rufus P. Jordan House
Rufus P. Jordan House
August 12, 2005
(#05000844)
760 Broadway St.
27°26′18″N 82°40′53″W / 27.438203°N 82.681522°W / 27.438203; -82.681522 (Rufus P. Jordan House)
Longboat Key Circa-1920 house of Rufus Jordan (1855–1924), who established the first planned settlement on Longboat Key.[10]
13 Kreissle Forge
Kreissle Forge
Kreissle Forge
December 2, 1996
(#96001370)
7947 Tamiami Trail
27°24′00″N 82°33′51″W / 27.3999°N 82.5641°W / 27.3999; -82.5641 (Kreissle Forge)
Sarasota Hand-powered smithy established in 1947 and expanded 1948–1954; one of the nation's few producers of custom, handmade ornamental iron.[11]
14 Madira Bickel Mounds
Madira Bickel Mounds
Madira Bickel Mounds
August 12, 1970
(#70000190)
955 Bayshore Dr.[12]
27°33′55″N 82°35′34″W / 27.5652°N 82.5928°W / 27.5652; -82.5928 (Madira Bickel Mounds)
Terra Ceia Native American ceremonial mound revealing three periods of occupation beginning 2,000 years ago. Now a state archaeological site.[13]
15 Manatee County Courthouse
Manatee County Courthouse
Manatee County Courthouse
June 11, 1998
(#98000676)
1115 Manatee Ave. W.
27°29′40″N 82°34′23″W / 27.4944°N 82.5731°W / 27.4944; -82.5731 (Manatee County Courthouse)
Bradenton County courthouse established in 1913—longstanding venue for civic events and the political, judicial, and economic administration of Manatee County.[14]
16 Manatee County Courthouse (Original)
Manatee County Courthouse (Original)
Manatee County Courthouse (Original)
June 29, 1976
(#76000601)
1404 Manatee Ave. E.
27°29′39″N 82°32′51″W / 27.4942°N 82.54755°W / 27.4942; -82.54755 (Manatee County Courthouse (Original))
Bradenton Florida's oldest surviving purpose-built county courthouse, in use 1860–1866.[15] Preserved at Manatee Village Historical Park.[16]
17 Midway Subdivision Historic District
Midway Subdivision Historic District
Midway Subdivision Historic District
May 29, 1998
(#98000587)
7201 15th St. E.
27°24′33″N 82°32′45″W / 27.4093°N 82.5458°W / 27.4093; -82.5458 (Midway Subdivision Historic District)
Sarasota Three bungalows and a garage all built circa 1926, typifying the semi-rural subdivisions planned around central Florida's cities during the land boom of the 1920s.[17]
18 Palmetto Armory
Palmetto Armory
Palmetto Armory
October 17, 2012
(#12000865)
810 6th St. W.
27°31′00″N 82°34′27″W / 27.5167°N 82.5741°W / 27.5167; -82.5741 (Palmetto Armory)
Palmetto 1937 armory serving as an important venue for the Florida National Guard, local events, and World War II home front efforts. Also significant as Palmetto's only remaining Works Progress Administration building.[18]
19 Palmetto Historic District
Palmetto Historic District
Palmetto Historic District
November 6, 1986
(#86003166)
Roughly bounded by 21st Ave., 7th St., 5th Ave., and the Manatee River
27°30′55″N 82°34′47″W / 27.5152°N 82.5798°W / 27.5152; -82.5798 (Palmetto Historic District)
Palmetto Expansive residential, commercial, and industrial areas illustrating Palmetto's development as a modest agricultural service center 1890–1930, with 208 contributing properties of mostly vernacular design.[19]
20 Portavant Mound Site
Portavant Mound Site
Portavant Mound Site
December 23, 1994
(#94001475)
5801 17th St. W.[20]
27°31′52″N 82°37′36″W / 27.5312°N 82.6266°W / 27.5312; -82.6266 (Portavant Mound Site)
Palmetto The largest Native American temple mound in Southwest Florida, built 1,200 years ago by the Safety Harbor culture. Interpreted within the Emerson Point Preserve.[21]
21 Egbert Reasoner House
Egbert Reasoner House
Egbert Reasoner House
May 4, 1995
(#95000555)
3004 53rd Ave. E.
27°26′48″N 82°31′34″W / 27.446667°N 82.526111°W / 27.446667; -82.526111 (Egbert Reasoner House)
Oneco 1896 Shingle Style house and outbuilding designed by Parke T. Burrows for a member of a pioneering horticulturalist family vital to the state's agricultural sector.[22] Demolished in 2015.[23]
22 Regina Shipwreck Site
Regina Shipwreck Site
Regina Shipwreck Site
December 6, 2005
(#05001355)
Offshore of Bradenton Beach
27°28′08″N 82°42′08″W / 27.4689°N 82.7021°W / 27.4689; -82.7021 (Regina Shipwreck Site)
Bradenton Beach 1904 steel molasses tanker converted to a barge and wrecked in 1940. One of the few examples remaining in Florida waters of its formerly common steam vessels.[24]
23 Reid-Woods HouseW
Reid-Woods House
Reid-Woods House
August 31, 2000
(#00001033)
373 Whitfield Ave.
27°24′45″N 82°34′06″W / 27.4126°N 82.5682°W / 27.4126; -82.5682 (Reid-Woods House)
Whitfield Circa-1926 Mediterranean Revival house emblematic of the prevailing architectural trends of the 1920s Florida land boom.[25]
24 Richardson House
Richardson House
Richardson House
January 8, 2003
(#02001676)
1603 1st Ave. W.
27°29′55″N 82°34′40″W / 27.4987°N 82.57777°W / 27.4987; -82.57777 (Richardson House)
Bradenton Well-preserved 1924 American Craftsman bungalow and garage, one of Bradenton's leading examples of the style.[26]
25 Seagate
Seagate
Seagate
January 21, 1983
(#83001429)
8374 N. Tamiami Trail
27°23′27″N 82°33′59″W / 27.3909°N 82.5664°W / 27.3909; -82.5664 (Seagate)
Sarasota Architecturally refined 1929 vacation estate designed by George Albree Freeman Jr. in Mediterranean Revival style for Cincinnati industrialist Powel Crosley Jr.[27] Now an event center.[28]
26 Shaw's Point Archeological District
Shaw's Point Archeological District
Shaw's Point Archeological District
April 6, 2001
(#01000342)
8250 Desoto Memorial Hwy.[29]
27°31′20″N 82°38′34″W / 27.5223°N 82.6428°W / 27.5223; -82.6428 (Shaw's Point Archeological District)
Bradenton Site of a large Native American coastal village inhabited 356 BCE to 110 CE. Preserved within De Soto National Memorial and the Riverview Pointe Preserve.[30]
27 Paul M. Souder HouseW
Paul M. Souder House
Paul M. Souder House
November 2, 2000
(#00001282)
242 Greenwood Ave.
27°24′18″N 82°34′11″W / 27.4051°N 82.5697°W / 27.4051; -82.5697 (Paul M. Souder House)
Whitfield Part of the Whitfield Estates Subdivision MPS
28 Stevens-Gilchrist HouseW
Stevens-Gilchrist House
Stevens-Gilchrist House
August 17, 2001
(#01000887)
235 Delmar Ave.
27°24′16″N 82°34′12″W / 27.4045°N 82.5699°W / 27.4045; -82.5699 (Stevens-Gilchrist House)
Whitfield 1926 house and garage emblematic of the early residences constructed in the Whitfield Estates subdivision and the work of prolific local builder Thomas A. Monk.[31]
29 Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hall
Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hall
Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hall
September 16, 2003
(#03000942)
1505 Center Rd.
27°34′22″N 82°34′52″W / 27.5729°N 82.5811°W / 27.5729; -82.5811 (Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hall)
Terra Ceia One of Florida's oldest women's club meeting halls—an important venue for local community events since its construction in 1906.[32]
30 Villa Serena ApartmentsW
Villa Serena Apartments
Villa Serena Apartments
September 29, 2000
(#00001172)
7014 Willow St.
27°24′56″N 82°34′06″W / 27.4155°N 82.5683°W / 27.4155; -82.5683 (Villa Serena Apartments)
Whitfield 1926 Mediterranean Revival apartment hotel designed by Clarence C. Hosmer. Whitfield Estates' only multi-unit dwelling, intended to attract prospective homebuyers.[33]
31 Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic DistrictW
Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic District
Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic District
October 29, 1993
(#93001159)
7207, 7211, 7215, 7219, and 7316 Broughton St.
27°24′42″N 82°34′36″W / 27.4116°N 82.5766°W / 27.4116; -82.5766 (Whitfield Estates-Broughton Street Historic District)
Whitfield The most intact concentration of early residences in the Whitfield Estates Subdivision, comprising five Mediterranean Revival houses and three garages built 1925–1929, including four early works by architect Ralph Twitchell.[34]
32 Whitfield Estates-Lantana Avenue Historic DistrictW
Whitfield Estates-Lantana Avenue Historic District
Whitfield Estates-Lantana Avenue Historic District
March 8, 1997
(#97000209)
332–356 Lantana Ave.
27°24′49″N 82°34′09″W / 27.4135°N 82.5693°W / 27.4135; -82.5693 (Whitfield Estates-Lantana Avenue Historic District)
Whitfield Row of four intact houses and two garages built 1925–1926, illustrating the residential streetscape of middle-class subdivisions that sprang up during the Florida land boom of the 1920s.[35]
33 Woman's Club of Palmetto
Woman's Club of Palmetto
Woman's Club of Palmetto
March 6, 1986
(#86000380)
910 6th St. W.
27°31′00″N 82°34′29″W / 27.516633°N 82.574676°W / 27.516633; -82.574676 (Woman's Club of Palmetto)
Palmetto Mediterranean Revival clubhouse, a key civic venue for Palmetto built in 1930 for an influential women's club established in 1900.[36] Also a contributing property to the Palmetto Historic District.[19]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ National Park Service (October 4, 1996), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/23/96 through 9/27/96, archived from the original on May 26, 2017, retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ^ Baird, Ann; Jim Flook; Rachel Thibeault; Barbara E. Mattick (August 2011). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Benjamin, Judah P., Memorial (ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION & NAME CHANGE). National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ^ Green, Mary Fulford; Sherry Piland (February 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Cortez Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  9. ^ Slovinac, Trish; Andrew Waber (2009-07-13). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Helm, Johnson House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  10. ^ Hartig, Mikki; Carl Shiver; Robert O. Jones (July 2005). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Jordan, Rufus P. House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  11. ^ Hartig, Victoria "Mikki"; Sherry Piland (October 1996). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Kreissle Forge. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  12. ^ Location derived from "Madira Bickel Mound State Archeological Site". Florida State Parks. 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-09. NRIS lists site as "address restricted".
  13. ^ "Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site". Florida State Parks. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  14. ^ Slusser, Cathy; Carl Shiver (April 1998). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Manatee County Courthouse. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  15. ^ Werndli, Phillip A. (March 1976). National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Manatee County Courthouse (original). National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  16. ^ "Florida's Earliest Courthouse". Village of Manatee. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  17. ^ Hartig, Mikki; Carl Shiver (April 1998). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Midway Subdivision Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  18. ^ Marble, Robert; Andrew Waber (August 2012). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Palmetto Armory. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  19. ^ a b Zimny, Michael (September 1986). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Palmetto Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  20. ^ Location derived from "Portavant Temple Mound at Emerson Point Preserve". Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage, Inc. Retrieved 2024-03-24. NRIS lists site as "address restricted".
  21. ^ "Portavant Temple Mound at Emerson Point Preserve". Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage, Inc. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  22. ^ Hartig, Victoria "Mikki"; Sherry Piland (March 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Reasoner, Egbert, House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  23. ^ White, Dale (2016-09-19). "Historic properties can now qualify for partial tax exemption". Herald-Tribune. Sarasota, Florida. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  24. ^ Lawson, Ariana; Barbara E. Mattick (August 2005). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Regina Shipwreck Site. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  25. ^ Hartig, Mikki; Gary V. Goodwin; W. Carl Shiver (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Reid-Woods House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  26. ^ Hartig, Mikki; Carl Shiver (October 2002). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Richardson House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  27. ^ Zimny, Michael; Sarah Kearns (November 1982). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Seagate (Powel Crosley, Jr. House). National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  28. ^ "Powel Crosley History". Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  29. ^ Location derived from "Shaw's Point Archeological District". Historical Marker Database. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-25. NRIS lists site as "address restricted".
  30. ^ "Shaw's Point Archeological District". Historical Marker Database. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  31. ^ Hartig, Mikki; W. Carl Shiver; Michael Zimny (June 2001). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Stevens-Gilchrist House. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  32. ^ Slusser, Cathy; Carl Shiver (July 2003). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hall. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  33. ^ Hartig, Mikki; Carl Shiver (July 2000). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Villa Serena Apartments. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  34. ^ Hartig, Victoria "Mikki"; Sherry Piland (September 1993). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Whitfield Estates--Broughton Street Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  35. ^ Hartig, Victoria "Mikki"; Sherry Piland (January 1997). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Whitfield Estates Lantana Avenue Historic District. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  36. ^ Berry, Gini; Michael Zimny (January 1986). National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form: Woman's Club of Palmetto. National Park Service. Retrieved 2024-02-09.

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