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

Indian River County Florida has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and Spanish Fleet Survivors and Salvors Camp Site, Driftwood Inn and Restaurant, Fell, Marian, Library and Fellsmere Public School.

The famous person Waldo Sexton is associated with one of more of the Indian River County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Indian River County places including Axel Hallstrom, Bruce P. Kitchell, F.H. Trimble, Waldo Sexton, W.H. Reinsmith, et al. Kennard and Sons, W. Lyman Phillips, Corydon Nourse, W.H. Garns and Hatcher & Funke. Prominent architectural styles found in Indian River Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival and Modern Movement.

Driftwood Inn and Restaurant (added 1994 - - #94000751)

Also known as The Breezeway;Site #8IR00787

3150 Ocean Dr. , Vero Beach

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Sexton, Waldo

Significant Year:

1947, 1935

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

More Information:

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Fell, Marian, Library (added 1996 - - #96001059)

63 N. Cypress St. , Fellsmere

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:

Architecture, Education, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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Fellsmere Public School (added 1996 - - #96001368)

22 S. Orange St. , Fellsmere

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sanders, A.F., Trimble, Frederick H.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

More Information:

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First Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1996 - - #96001521)

31 N. Broadway , Fellsmere

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nourse, Corydon

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Gregory, Judge Henry F., House (added 1994 - - #94000540)

2179 10th Ave. , Vero Beach

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

MacDaniel, W. F., Kitchell, Bruce P.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

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:

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Hallstrom House (added 2002 - - #02000605)

Also known as Hallstrom Farmstead, 8IR0385

1723 SW Old Dixie Highway , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hallstrom, Axel

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Hausmann, Theodore, Estate (added 1997 - - #97000230)

4800 16th St. , Vero Beach

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 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:

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Heiser, Frank and Stella, House (added 2017 - - #100001862)

11055 138th Avenue, Fellsmere

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Heiser, Frank William

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1943 AD

Indian River County Courthouse (added 1999 - - #99000768)

Also known as IR615

2145 14th Ave. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hensick, William & Son, Garns, W.H. & Sons

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

More Information:

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Jungle Trail (added 2003 - - #03000700)

Also known as State Road 252, Old A-1-A/8IR121

Bet. Old Winter Bch Rd. and FL A-1-A on Orchid Island , Orchid

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Street Furniture/Object

More Information:

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Lawson, Bamma Vickers, House (added 1990 - - #90001116)

Also known as 8 IR 149;Lawson House;Parris Lawson House

1133 US 1 , Sebastian

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office

More Information:

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Maher Building (added 1994 - - #94001274)

Also known as Site File No. 8IR439

1423 20th St. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Department Store

More Information:

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McKee Jungle Gardens (added 1998 - - #97001636)

350 US 1 , Vero Beach

Rklawton, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reinsmith, W.H., Phillips, W. Lyman

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Street Furniture/Object

More Information:

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Old Palmetto Hotel (added 1991 - - #91001650)

Also known as Charlton Apartments;Regent Court Apartments

1889 Old Dixie Hwy. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Old Town Sebastian Historic District East (added 2003 - - #03000728)

Main and Washington Sts., Riverside Dr., FEC Railroad , Sebastian

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, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Old Town Sebastian Historic District, West (added 2004 - - #03001364)

Bounded by Palmetto Ave, Lake and Main Sts. , Sebastian

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, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Osceola Park Historic Residential District (added 2013 - - #12001196)

Bounded by 20th & 18th Sts., 20th & 23rd Aves., Vero Beach

Dminvero, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

More Information:

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Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (added 1966 - - #66000265)

E of Sebastian in the Indian River , Sebastian

Clarkbhm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Conservation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

More Information:

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Pueblo Arcade (added 1997 - - #97000211)

2044 14th St. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Blackford and Davis

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Royal Park Arcade (added 1998 - - #98000925)

Also known as Parkway Plaza

1059 21st St. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vero Beach Construction Co., Hatcher & Funke

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Sebastian Grammar and Junior High School (added 2001 - - #01000889)

Also known as Sebastian City Hall; IR 142, Sebastian Elementary School

1225 Main St. , Sebastian

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wallen, W.H., Hatcher, William Wesley & Funke L.S.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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Smith, Archie, Wholesale Fish Company (added 1994 - - #94001275)

Also known as Site File No. IR00083

1740 Indian River Dr. , Sebastian

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Processing, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Spanish Fleet Survivors and Salvors Camp Site (added 1970 - - #70000186)

Also known as Sebastian Inlet State Park

Address Restricted , Sebastian

BotMultichill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Transportation, Military

Cultural Affiliation:

None Listed

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility, Warehouse

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

Treasure Hammock Ranch Farmstead (added 2013 - - #13000900)

8005 37th St., Vero Beach

Pietro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Sexton, Waldo E.

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Vero Beach Community Building, Old (added 1993 - - #92001746)

Also known as Vero Beach Service Center;Vero Beach Physical Arts Center;8I

2146 14th Ave. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Garns,W.H.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant (added 1999 - - #99000252)

Also known as City of Vero Beach Municipal Power Plant

1246 19th St. , Vero Beach

Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Public Works

Current Function:

Government

More Information:

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Vero Beach Woman's Club (added 1995 - - #95000051)

Also known as Site File No. IR441

1534 21st St. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, 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:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Library

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse

More Information:

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Vero Railroad Station (added 1987 - - #86003560)

Also known as Vero Beach Railroad Station

2336 Fourteenth St. , Vero Beach

Rklawton, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Florida East Coast Railroad

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Vero Theatre (added 1992 - - #92000421)

Also known as Florida Theatre;Theatre Plaza;8IR621

2036 14th Ave. , Vero Beach

Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Trimble,F.H.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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