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A Spanish map of the Florida peninsula drawn in 1527 shows a native settlement called Rio de la Paz near present-day Bartow. [9] Little is known about these Native Americans who made their home near present-day Bartow. It is likely that their population suffered high mortality from European diseases, such as smallpox and measles.
The Bartow Downtown Commercial District (also known as the Old Polk County Courthouse) is a historic district in central Bartow, Florida. Composed of an area bounded by Davidson and Summerlin Streets and Broadway and Florida Avenues, the district includes twenty-one contributing properties .
Roughly bounded by South Ingraham Avenue, East Lime Street, Bartow Road, Hollingsworth Road, and McDonald Place 28°02′27″N 81°56′33″W / 28.040833°N 81.9425°W / 28.040833; -81.9425 ( Biltmore-Cumberland Historic
The Old Polk County Courthouse (also known as the Imperial Polk County Courthouse) (constructed in 1908–09) is an historic courthouse in Bartow, Florida, United States, located at 100 East Main Street. It was ostensibly designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Edward Columbus Hosford.
South Bartow Residential District: roughly bounded by Floral and 1st Avenues and Main and Vine Streets: May 18, 1993 Lawrence Brown House: 470 2nd Avenue: January 4, 2001 Thompson and Company Cigar Factory: Cuban American Corporation Cigar Factory: 255 North 3rd Street: August 9, 2002 Oak Hill Cemetery: West Parker Street: February 12, 2003
State Road 540 (SR 540) is a west–east route in Central Florida, serving Polk County. It runs 19.2 miles (30.9 km) from the south side of the city of Lakeland to U.S. Route 27 (US 27). SR 540 also runs along the entrance to Legoland Florida .
The road turns straight east at South Second Street, and then runs along a pair of bridges over SR 17 (5th Street), Florida Midland Railroad tracks, and 4th Street. Access to SR 17 is only available through the aforementioned West Polk Avenue continuation from eastbound SR 60 and a half-diamond interchange with 4th Street from westbound SR 60.
The Bartow Downtown Commercial District (also known as the Old Polk County Courthouse) is a historic district in central Bartow, Florida. Composed of an area bounded by Floral and 1st Avenues and Main and Vine Streets, the district includes 204 contributing properties. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]