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Before the start of the 20th century, the area that became Plantation was part of the Everglades wetlands, regularly covered by 2–3 feet of water. [7] In 1855, Florida state passed the Internal Improvement Act and established the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, the trustees of which act as a government agency to oversee the management, sale, and development of state land.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The Florida Park Service acquired most of Fort George Island in 1955, including the plantation houses, barn, and slave quarters, calling it the Kingsley Plantation State Historic Site. An effort to restore the property to its appearance while the Kingsley family was in residence began in 1967. [ 41 ]
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park: Flagler Beach: Flagler Northeast History Plantation ruins and exhibits Burroughs Home: Fort Myers: Lee Southwest Historic house Turn-of-the-20th-century period house, open once a week for living history tours Butler House Museum: Deerfield Beach: Broward Southeast Historic house
In 2002, the State of Florida acquired the property that holds the ruins of the plantation's sugar mill, one of the South's largest, and added it to the historic park complex. On April 18, 2012, the AIA's Florida Chapter placed the Gamble Mansion #76 on its list, Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places. [4]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Broward 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 on a map.
Late 19th-century living history tours, gold mine complex Heritage Square Museum: Montecito Heights, Los Angeles: California: Living: Covers different periods; includes eight historic structures, a train car, and a trolley car Leonis Adobe: Calabasas: California: Living: 1880s California ranch San Dieguito Heritage Museum: Encinitas: California ...
The Joseph W. Jr. Russ House is a historic site built from 1892 to 1895 in Marianna, Florida. It serves as Jackson County's Visitor a Center, located at 4318 West Lafayette Street. On July 18, 1983, the house was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Five generations of the Russ family lived in the house over a 100-year span.