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Brooksville is a city and the county seat of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States. [5] At the 2010 census it had a population of 7,719, [ 6 ] up from 7,264 at the 2000 census. Brooksville is home to historic buildings and residences, including the homes of former Florida governor William Sherman Jennings and football player Jerome Brown .
The museum is located just south of downtown Brooksville, Florida, on Russell Street. It was originally built by the Florida Southern Railway. The museum is dedicated to the railroad, and local history of Brooksville, Hernando County, and Florida.
The Chinsegut Hill Manor House (also known as Mount Airy, Snow Hill, or simply The Hill) is an historic site about five miles northeast of Brooksville, Florida, on Chinsegut Hill. Chinsegut Hill, at an elevation of 269 feet (82 m), is one of the highest points in peninsular Florida. It is in Hernando County north of the city of Brooksville. [3]
The May-Stringer House, home of the Hernando Heritage Museum, is a historic residential building in Brooksville, Florida, United States. [4] It is located at 601 Museum Court. On March 8, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The Frank Saxon House is a historic residence in Brooksville, Florida. The home was built by Frank Saxon in 1864 for his bride Tululu Hope, daughter of William Hope, one of the earliest settlers in the county. Mr. Saxon was a Civil War soldier who was a member of the Hernando Wild Cats, a unit of the 3rd Regiment of the Confederate Army.
The South Brooksville Avenue Historic District is a U.S. Historic District (designated as such on September 25, 1998) located in Brooksville, Florida. The district is on South Brooksville Avenue, from Liberty Street to Early Avenue. It contains 17 historic buildings. Historic homes on South Brooksville Avenue include:
Courthouse detail. The Hernando County Courthouse, built in 1913, is an historic courthouse building located in Brooksville, Florida, It was designed by Atlanta-based architect William Augustus Edwards who designed one other courthouse in Florida, two in Georgia and nine in South Carolina as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
The William Sherman Jennings House (also known as the May Mann Jennings House or the Jennings-Rogers House) is a historic residence in Brooksville, Florida, United States. It dates to ca. 1888. Located at 48 Olive Street, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1998.