National Register of Historic Places

McKenzie, Robert L., House

Panama City, Bay County, Florida
Listed
August 20, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001728

About this property

The Robert Lee McKenzie House (also known as the Belle Booth House) is a historic house in Panama City, Florida, at 17 East 3rd Court. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1986. Robert Lee McKenzie was the first mayor of Panama City and a civic leader for fifty years. The house is a two-story clapboard frame dwelling built in the Dutch Colonial style typical of turn-of-the-20th-century houses in Northern Michigan. It was built in 1909 by Belle Booth who married R. L. McKenzie in 1912; the house was enlarged in 1925. McKenzie acquired waterfront property and organized the Gulf Coast Development Company with the intent of making Panama City "Atlanta's outlet to the Panama Canal." McKenzie served as mayor of Panama City and two consecutive terms as state representative from Washington County in the Florida Legislature. "Most of the important events of the town's development for a period of over 50 years (1902-1956) are linked with his name and efforts," and the office/library of the McKenzie House was the center of his business activities. In 1964, the park across the street was renamed McKenzie Park in honor of his service to the community.

Location

17 E. Third Ct.
Panama City, Bay County, Florida
30.15450, -85.66043

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTTRANSPORTATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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When was McKenzie, Robert L., House listed on the National Register?

McKenzie, Robert L., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1986.

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McKenzie, Robert L., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McKenzie, Robert L., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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