National Register of Historic Places - Florida (FL), Sumter County

Sumter County Florida has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial and Community of Royal Rural Historic District, Pierce, Thomas R., House, Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery. Prominent architectural styles found in Sumter Country are .

Community of Royal Rural Historic District (added 2026 - - #100009226)

Bounded by Cty. Rd. 475, Cty. Rd. 216A, Cty. Rd. 223, and US Hwy 44, Wildwood

send us a photo to share

Area of Significance:

Ethnic Heritage-Black, Agriculture, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development

Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial (added 1972 - - #72000353)

Also known as Dade's Massacre;Dade Battlefield

1 mi. W of Bushnell off U.S. 301 , Bushnell

Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Native American, Military

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

archives document

Pierce, Thomas R., House (added 1996 - - #96000022)

Also known as Pierce Hotel

202 W. Noble Ave. , Bushnell

Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Wild Cow Prairie Cemetery (added 2021 - - #100006119)

5822 Cty. Rd. 673, Bushnell

a href"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wild_Cow_Prairie_Cemetery_Sign_at_Gate.jpg"DanTD/a, a href"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0"CC BY-SA 4.0/a, via Wikimedia Commons

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Community Planning And Development