Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Florida - Manatee County
Manatee County Florida has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include DeSoto National Memorial, Gamble, Robert, House, Madira Bickel Mounds, Braden Castle Park Historic District and Manatee County Courthouse.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Pre-Weeden Island, Safety Harbor, Manasota, Leon-Jefferson and Multiple dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Manatee County historic places including Hernando De Soto, Egbert Reasoner, Rufus P. Jordan and John M. Beasly.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Manatee County places including Ezekiel Glazier, Clark & Co. Workman, Parke T. Burrows, Ralph Twitchell, Thomas A. Monk, T.A. Monk, Joseph Sauder Maus, George Albree Freeman, Ralph & William Zimmerman and J.S. & Son Maus. Prominent architectural styles found in Manatee Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Austin House (added 1998 - - #98000062)
Also known as 8MA1008
227 Delmar Ave. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Monk, T.A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Beasley, John M., House (added 1996 - - #96000358)
7706 Westmoreland Dr. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Beasly, John M.
Significant Year:
1926
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Braden Castle Park Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001428)
Roughly bounded by the Manatee and Braden Rivers, Ponce DeLeon St. and Pelot Ave. , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Camp, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Social
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Bradenton Carnegie Library (added 1987 - - #87000616)
Also known as Historical Records Library of Manatee County
1405 Fourth Ave. W , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hullinger,T.W. & Son
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education, Government
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
archives document
Cortez Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000250)
Bounded by Cortez Rd., 119th St. W, Sarasota Bay and 124th St. Ct. W , Cortez
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Architecture, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Processing, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Curry Houses Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000571)
Bradenton, Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Curry, (Captain) John, Curry, Samuel
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Military, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1949 AD
DeSoto National Memorial (added 1966 - - #66000078)
Also known as See also: Shaw's Point Acheological District, Shaw's Point;De Soto Point
5 mi. W of Bradenton , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
De Soto,Hernando
Significant Year:
1539
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1500-1599
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Park
More Information:
archives document
Duette School (added 2018 - - #100002726)
40755 Florida (FL) Route 62, Parrish
Prburley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1930-1968 AD
Gamble, Robert, House (added 1970 - - #70000189)
Also known as Benjamin, Judah P., Memorial
On U.S. 301 , Ellenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Helm, Johnson, House (added 2009 - - #09000671)
Also known as Helm--Nanney House
2104 53rd St. , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maus, Joseph Sauder, Maus, J.S. & Son
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Jordan, Rufus P., House (added 2005 - - #05000844)
Also known as MA01076, Mar Vista
760 Broadway St. , Longboat Key
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Jordan, Rufus P.
Significant Year:
1920
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
More Information:
archives document
Kreissle Forge (added 1996 - - #96001370)
Also known as Kreissle Forge and Ornamental Iron Works
7947 Tamiami Trail , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry, Commerce, Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Madira Bickel Mounds (added 1970 - - #70000190)
Address Restricted , Terra Ceia Island
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Pre-Weeden Island, Safety Harbor
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Manatee County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000601)
Also known as Manatee Methodist Church;Manatee Methodist Church Parsonage
Manatee Ave. and 15th St. , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Manatee County Courthouse (added 1998 - - #98000676)
1115 Manatee Ave. W , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Midway Subdivision Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000587)
Also known as Midway Groves
7201 15th St. E , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Palmetto Armory (added 2012 - - #12000865)
810 6th St., W., Palmetto
McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
archives document
Palmetto Historic District (added 1986 - - #86003166)
Also known as See Also:Palmetto Women`s Club
Roughly bounded by Twenty-first Ave., Seventh St., Fifth Ave., and the Manatee River , Palmetto
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Agriculture, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Portavant Mound Site (added 1994 - - #94001475)
Also known as Snead Island Temple Mound;Portavant Indian Mound;8MA919
Address Restricted , Palmetto
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Manasota, Safety Harbor, Leon-Jefferson
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1700-1749, 1600-1649, 1500-1599, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Reasoner, Egbert, House (added 1995 - - #95000555)
Also known as Beth Salem
3004 53rd Ave. E. , Oneco
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Burrows, Parke T.
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Historic Person:
Reasoner, Egbert
Significant Year:
1896
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Regina Shipwreck Site (added 2005 - - #05001355)
Also known as Regina State Underwater Archaeological Preserve, 8MA1235
offshore of Bradenton Beach , Bradenton Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Underwater, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Reid--Woods House (added 2000 - - #00001033)
Also known as MA898
373 Whitfield Ave. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Richardson House (added 2003 - - #02001676)
1603 1st Ave. W , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Seagate (added 1983 - - #83001429)
Also known as Powel Crosley, Jr. House;Bay Club
6565 N. Tamiami Trail , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Freeman,George Albree, Bergman,Paul W.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
archives document
Shaw's Point Archeological District (added 2001 - - #01000342)
Also known as DeSoto National Memorial;Riverview Point, MA7,MA28,MA101,MA981
Address Restricted , Bradenton
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Multiple
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Fishing Facility Or Site, Processing, Processing Site, Single Dwelling, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Monument/Marker, Museum, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Souder, Paul M., House (added 2000 - - #00001282)
242 Greenwood Ave. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Monk, Thomas A.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Stevens--Gilchrist House (added 2001 - - #01000887)
Also known as Norrie House
235 Delmar Ave. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Terra Ceia Village Improvement Association Hall (added 2003 - - #03000942)
Also known as Terra Ceia Woman's Club, FMSF# MA490
1505 Center Rd. , Terra Ceia
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
Villa Serena Apartments (added 2000 - - #00001172)
7014 Willow St. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hosmer, Clarence, Williams, Douglas
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Whitfield Estates Lantana Avenue Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000209)
332--336 Lantana Ave. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Twitchell, Ralph
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Whitfield Estates--Broughton Street Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001159)
Also known as Ravellan Gardens
7207, 7211, 7215, 7219 and 7316 Broughton St. , Sarasota
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Twitchell, Ralph
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Woman's Club of Palmetto (added 1986 - - #86000380)
910 Sixth St. W , Palmetto
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kermode,Fred, Smith,J.A.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
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