Tarragona Tower
National Register of Historic Places

Tarragona Tower

Dayton Beach, Volusia County, Florida
Listed
May 5, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05000368

About this property

The Tarragona Tower is a structure in Daytona Beach, Florida. Completed in 1925, the building was created to mark the entrance to the Daytona Highlands Mediterranean Revival residential development, and features a Spanish Revival design. As the structure was partially demolished in 1942, and relocated entirely in 1994, a restoration of the tower was completed in 2004.

Location

Dayton Beach, Volusia County, Florida
29.20036, -81.04669

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 05000368. It was listed on May 5, 2005.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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Battle of Tomoka 1837
1837Early Republic
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Battle of Dunlawton (Second) / Tomoka River
1836Early Republic
7.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Tarragona Tower listed on the National Register?

Tarragona Tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 5, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Tarragona Tower?

Tarragona Tower is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Tarragona Tower?

The period of significance for Tarragona Tower is recorded as the civil_war era.

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