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The Blanchard House Museum is an African-American history museum in a historic former home in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida. [1] [2] It specializes in African-American history of Charlotte County and Southwest Florida.
The H. W. Smith Building (also known as the Smith Arcade) is a historic site in Punta Gorda, Florida, United States.It is located at 121 East Marion Avenue and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
The museum first opened as the Florida Military Heritage Museum at a storefront in Fishermen's Village on Pearl Harbor Day, 2001.In 2003, it merged with a local aviation museum located at Charlotte County Airport, becoming the Military Heritage and Aviation Museum. [1]
Punta Gorda (/ ˌ p ʌ n t ə ˈ ɡ ɔːr d ə /; English: Fat Point), [5] a city located in Southwest Florida, is the county seat of Charlotte County, Florida, United States. [6] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 19,471, up from 16,641 at the 2010 census.
The Punta Gorda Residential District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 7, 1991) located in Punta Gorda, Florida. [1] The district is bounded by West Retta Esplanade, Berry Street, West Virginia Avenue and Taylor Street.
Location of Charlotte County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlotte County, Florida.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Charlotte County, Florida, United States.
PUNTA GORDA – OCTOBER 10: In this aerial view, a boat rests in a street after it was washed ashore when Hurricane Milton passed through the area on October 10, 2024, in Punta Gorda, Florida.
The house is owned by the City of Punta Gorda, Florida and is leased to the Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce. [2] It is open to the public. It was deemed significant for reflecting Queen Anne style architecture, asserted to be rare in South Florida, and for association with businessman and politician Augustus C. Freeman.