National Register of Historic Places

May-Stringer House

Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida
Listed
March 8, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97000210

About this property

The May-Stringer House, home of the Hernando Heritage Museum, is a historic residential building in Brooksville, Florida, United States. It is located at 601 Museum Court. On March 8, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Overlooking the City of Brooksville, the house is a four-story, seven-gable, gingerbread-trim, fourteen-room painted-lady–style Victorian-era home. The Hernando Historical Museum Association has created exhibit rooms with a Victorian look, and there are rooms devoted to specific themes such as an elegant dining room, bedrooms, military room, an 1880s doctor's office, and a 1900s communication room. The museum contains over 10,000 artifacts that can be viewed.

Location

601 Museum Crt.
Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida
28.55582, -82.38112

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Second Seminole War — Massacre of Dade's Command 1835
1835Early Republic
1.6 mi

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When was May-Stringer House listed on the National Register?

May-Stringer House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1997.

What type of historic resource is May-Stringer House?

May-Stringer House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for May-Stringer House?

The period of significance for May-Stringer House is recorded as the industrial era.

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