National Register of Historic Places - Florida (FL), St. Lucie County

St. Lucie County Florida has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hurston, Zora Neale, House, URCA DE LIMA (shipwreck) and Fort Pierce Site, Arcade Building and Casa Caprona.

Several famous people are associated with these St. Lucie County historic places including Zora Neale Hurston, Dorothy Binney Palmer and William T. Jones.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the St. Lucie County places including C.C. Benton, U.S. ARMY, J.C. Hanner, Luten Bridge Company, W. D. Camp, Franklind Tyler, Willis Irwin, J. K. Shinn, Louis A. Simon and Arthur Beck. Prominent architectural styles found in St. Lucie Country are Mission/Spanish Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Classical Revival.

Arcade Building (added 2001 - - #01001085)

Also known as Florida Site File No. 8SL772

101 US 1, N , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Irwin, Willis

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Casa Caprona (added 1984 - - #84000955)

Also known as Markent Apartments

2605 St. Lucie Blvd. , Ft. Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beck,Arthur, Shinn,J. K.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

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Cresthaven (added 1985 - - #85000770)

Also known as Boston House

239 S. Indian River Dr. , Ft. Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Justice,C.A.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Other, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Jones,William T.

Significant Year:

1909

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Fort Pierce City Hall, Old (added 2001 - - #01001338)

Also known as Fort Pierce City Hall, Old City Hall

315 Avenue A , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hatcher, William W., Hanner, J.C.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Auditorium, Meeting Hall, Professional

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Fort Pierce Old Post Office (added 2002 - - #01000567)

Also known as Fort Pierce Post Office

500 Orange Ave. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simon, Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

More Information:

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Fort Pierce Site (added 1974 - - #74002181)

South Indian River Dr. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense, Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification, Military Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Underwater

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Frere, Jules, House (added 1995 - - #95000467)

Also known as Site File No. 8SL0999

2404 Sunrise Blvd. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

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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Hammond, Captain, House (added 1990 - - #90000310)

5775 Citrus Ave. , White City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Hurston, Zora Neale, House (added 1991 - - #91002047)

1734 School Ct. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Hurston,Zora Neale

Area of Significance:

Literature, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Immokolee (added 1994 - - #93001450)

Also known as Palmer, Dorothy Binney, House

8431 Immokolee Rd. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tyler, Franklind

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Historic Person:

Palmer, Dorothy Binney

Significant Year:

1933, 1931

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

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Moores Creek Bridge (added 2001 - - #01000890)

N. 2nd St. between Aves. B and C , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Luten Bridge Company

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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St. Anastasia Catholic School, Old (added 2000 - - #00000941)

Also known as 8SL571

910 Orange Ave. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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St. Lucie High School (added 1984 - - #84000956)

Also known as Fort Pierce Elementary School

1100 Delaware Ave. , Fort Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Camp,W. D., Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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St. Lucie Village Historic District (added 1989 - - #89002062)

Also known as 8SL76

2505--3305 N. Indian River Dr. , St. Lucie Village

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fortification, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Sunrise Theatre (added 2001 - - #01001339)

Also known as Sunrise Building, SL00799

117 S. 2nd St. , Ft. Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sherwood, John N., Cahow, C.E.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Music Facility, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store, Theater

More Information:

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URCA DE LIMA (shipwreck) (added 2001 - - #01000529)

Also known as URCA DE LUCA State Underwater Archeological Preserve, Wedge Wreck

200 yds offshore Jack Island Park, N of Ft. Pierce Inlet , Ft. Pierce

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Maritime History, Architecture, Transportation

Cultural Affiliation:

First Spanish Period

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

More Information:

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