Keywords: florida state library and archives of florida statelibraryandarchivesofflorida historic preservation month historicpreservationmonth may-stringer house maystringerhouse 601 museum court 601museumcourt brooksville hernando county hernandocounty heritage museum heritagemuseum richard wiggins richardwiggins armed occupation act armedoccupationact john may johnmay dr. sheldon stringer drsheldonstringer national register of historic places nationalregisterofhistoricplaces department of commerce collection departmentofcommercecollection architecture outdoor building Local call number: COM06134 Title: May-Stringer House at 601 Museum Court: Brooksville, Florida Date: September 1986 General note: The May-Stringer House, home today to the Heritage Museum, sits on land once part of a 160-acre parcel deeded to Richard Wiggins in 1843 under the Armed Occupation Act. It was built by John May after he purchased the property from Wiggins in 1855 and it was later sold in 1903 to Dr. Sheldon Stringer. The twelve room, house is a seven gable structure with gingerbread trim. It stands four stories tall, has ceilings 10 feet high and has double sliding pocket doors. The house was later added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Physical descrip: 1 slide - col. Series Title: Department of Commerce Collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. [email protected] Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/242746 Visit Florida Memory to see more photographs of the May-Stringer House in Brooksville. Local call number: COM06134 Title: May-Stringer House at 601 Museum Court: Brooksville, Florida Date: September 1986 General note: The May-Stringer House, home today to the Heritage Museum, sits on land once part of a 160-acre parcel deeded to Richard Wiggins in 1843 under the Armed Occupation Act. It was built by John May after he purchased the property from Wiggins in 1855 and it was later sold in 1903 to Dr. Sheldon Stringer. The twelve room, house is a seven gable structure with gingerbread trim. It stands four stories tall, has ceilings 10 feet high and has double sliding pocket doors. The house was later added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Physical descrip: 1 slide - col. Series Title: Department of Commerce Collection Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. [email protected] Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/242746 Visit Florida Memory to see more photographs of the May-Stringer House in Brooksville. |