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Area. 1,030 km 2 (400 sq mi) Established. June 27, 1994. Governing body. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Experimental Oculina Research Reserve preserves the Oculina Banks, a reef of ivory bush coral (Oculina varicosa) off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida. Oculina varicosa is a U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service species ...
0307964 [8] Website. cityoffortpierce.com. Fort Pierce is a city in and the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Treasure Coast region of Atlantic Coast Florida. [9] It is also known as the Sunrise City. [10] Per the 2020 census, the population was 47,297.
History. Built in 1923 by builder C.E. Cahow, the Sunrise Theatre was designed in the Mediterranean Revival Style by architect John N. Sherwood. Opening day was August 1, 1923 as a vaudeville house. [ 2] The theatre earned its reputation for becoming the cultural center of the city of Fort Pierce as well as being the greatest and biggest ...
The A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery, an 8,000 sq. ft. public visual arts facility, was established in 1960 by Backus and a group of local art enthusiasts. The museum is dedicated to presenting and collecting works by Backus and the original Florida Highwaymen. [ 2] Four additional exhibition wings feature changing exhibits of artwork by ...
Coordinates: 27.5452°N 80.3884°W. Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties. The Treasure Coast is a region in the southeast of the U.S. state of Florida. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and comprises Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. The region, whose name refers to the Spanish Treasure Fleet that was lost in a 1715 hurricane ...
The city of Fort Pierce was chartered in 1901. Up until 1905 the area had been under Brevard County (although Brevard County had been named St. Lucie County from 1844 until 1855 when it was renamed Brevard County). During the summer of 1905, St. Lucie County was created from the southern part of Brevard County with the county seat being at Fort ...
Boston House. / 27.44556°N 80.32361°W / 27.44556; -80.32361. The Boston House (also known as Cresthaven) is a historic building in downtown Fort Pierce, Florida. It is located at 239 South Indian River Drive ( County Road 707 ). On April 11, 1985, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
December 7, 2001 [1] Located at 315 Avenue A, the Old Fort Pierce City Hall (also known as the Old City Hall) is a historic building in downtown Fort Pierce, Florida. Designed with both Mediterranean Revival Style and Italian Renaissance Revival elements by architect William Hatcher, the structure was built in 1925 at the peak of the Florida ...