National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Florida
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Florida.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]
There are 77 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.[2]
| Alachua - Baker - Bay - Bradford - Brevard - Broward - Calhoun - Charlotte - Citrus - Clay - Collier - Columbia - DeSoto - Dixie - Duval - Escambia - Flagler - Franklin - Gadsden - Gilchrist - Glades - Gulf - Hamilton - Hardee - Hendry - Hernando - Highlands - Hillsborough (Tampa) - Holmes - Indian River - Jackson - Jefferson - Lafayette - Lake - Lee - Leon - Levy - Liberty - Madison - Manatee - Marion - Martin - Miami-Dade (Miami) - Monroe - Nassau - Okaloosa - Okeechobee - Orange - Osceola - Palm Beach - Pasco - Pinellas - Polk - Putnam - St. Johns - St. Lucie - Santa Rosa - Sarasota - Seminole - Sumter - Suwannee - Taylor - Union - Volusia - Wakulla - Walton - Washington |
Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001277) |
325 South Scenic Highway 28°03′50″N 81°47′26″W / 28.063765°N 81.790661°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 2 | Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House |  |
July 17, 1997 (#97000794) |
214 Orange Street 28°03′47″N 81°47′29″W / 28.063056°N 81.791389°W | Auburndale | |
| 3 | Auburndale City Hall |  |
December 24, 2013 (#13000964) |
1 Bobby Green Plaza 28°03′53″N 81°47′22″W / 28.064594°N 81.789479°W | Auburndale | |
| 4 | Babson Park Woman's Club |  |
October 17, 1997 (#97001229) |
1300 North Scenic Highway 27°50′21″N 81°31′50″W / 27.839167°N 81.530556°W | Babson Park | |
| 5 | Bartow Downtown Commercial District |  |
May 18, 1993 (#93000393) |
Roughly bounded by Davidson and Summerlin Streets and Broadway and Florida Avenues 27°53′47″N 81°50′34″W / 27.896389°N 81.842778°W | Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS |
| 6 | Ephriam M. Baynard House |  |
November 10, 2001 (#01001208) |
208 West Lake Avenue 28°04′02″N 81°47′22″W / 28.067222°N 81.789444°W | Auburndale | |
| 7 | Beacon Hill-Alta Vista Residential District |  |
March 4, 1993 (#93000130) |
Roughly bounded by South Florida Avenue, West Beacon Road, West Belvedere Street, and Cherokee Trail 28°01′18″N 81°57′35″W / 28.021667°N 81.959722°W | Lakeland | |
| 8 | Biltmore-Cumberland Historic District |  |
June 4, 2004 (#04000565) |
Roughly bounded by South Ingraham Avenue, East Lime Street, Bartow Road, Hollingsworth Road, and McDonald Place 28°02′27″N 81°56′33″W / 28.040833°N 81.9425°W | Lakeland | |
| 9 | Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower |  |
August 21, 1972 (#72000350) |
3 miles north of Lake Wales 27°56′06″N 81°34′37″W / 27.935°N 81.576944°W | Lake Wales | |
| 10 | Lawrence Brown House |  |
January 4, 2001 (#00001594) |
470 Second Avenue 27°53′36″N 81°50′03″W / 27.893333°N 81.834167°W | Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS |
| 11 | B. K. Bullard House |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001272) |
644 South Lakeshore Boulevard 27°53′41″N 81°34′40″W / 27.894722°N 81.577778°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 12 | Casa De Josefina |  |
June 10, 1975 (#75000567) |
2 miles southeast of Lake Wales off U.S. Route 27 27°51′53″N 81°34′18″W / 27.864722°N 81.571667°W | Lake Wales | |
| 13 | Central Avenue School |  |
July 22, 1999 (#99000865) |
604 South Central Avenue 28°02′05″N 81°58′23″W / 28.034722°N 81.973056°W | Lakeland | |
| 14 | Chalet Suzanne | _001.jpg) |
July 24, 1990 (#90001085) |
3800 Chalet Suzanne Drive 27°57′18″N 81°36′01″W / 27.955°N 81.600278°W | Lake Wales | |
| 15 | Christ Church |  |
May 6, 1976 (#76000605) |
526 North Oak 27°45′07″N 81°47′47″W / 27.751944°N 81.796389°W | Fort Meade | |
| 16 | Church of the Holy Spirit |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001271) |
1099 Hesperides Road 27°53′38″N 81°33′54″W / 27.893889°N 81.565°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 17 | Cleveland Court School |  |
July 22, 1999 (#99000862) |
328 East Edgewood Drive 28°00′41″N 81°57′15″W / 28.011389°N 81.954167°W | Lakeland | |
| 18 | John F. Cox Grammar School |  |
July 22, 1999 (#99000864) |
1005 North Massachusetts Avenue 28°03′22″N 81°57′13″W / 28.056111°N 81.953611°W | Lakeland | |
| 19 | Craney Spec Houses Historic District |  |
August 27, 2019 (#100004349) |
Drexel Ave. NE between 15th St. and 16th St. 28°01′36″N 81°42′03″W / 28.0267°N 81.7008°W | Winter Haven | |
| 20 | Cypress Gardens |  |
April 14, 2014 (#14000152) |
1 Legoland Way 27°59′24″N 81°41′31″W / 27.990114°N 81.69185°W | Winter Haven | |
| 21 | Davenport Historic District |  |
August 15, 1997 (#97000894) |
Roughly bounded by Suwannee and Orange Avenues, Palmento Street, and West Boulevard 28°09′28″N 81°36′09″W / 28.157778°N 81.6025°W | Davenport | |
| 22 | Dixie Walesbilt Hotel |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001273) |
115 North First Street 27°54′07″N 81°35′24″W / 27.901944°N 81.59°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 23 | Dixieland Historic District |  |
December 23, 1994 (#94001479) |
Roughly bounded by Walnut Street, Florida Avenue, Lake Hunter, Hartsell Avenue, and Belvedere Street 28°01′54″N 81°57′45″W / 28.031667°N 81.9625°W | Lakeland | |
| 24 | Downtown Haines City Commercial District |  |
March 7, 1994 (#94000150) |
Roughly bounded by Hinson and Ingraham Avenues and 4th and 7th Streets 28°06′28″N 81°37′37″W / 28.107778°N 81.626944°W | Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS |
| 25 | Downtown Winter Haven Historic District |  |
February 4, 2002 (#01001414) |
Roughly Avenue A, NW., Avenue A, SW., and 3rd and 5th Streets 28°01′18″N 81°43′49″W / 28.021667°N 81.730278°W | Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS |
| 26 | East Lake Morton Residential District |  |
July 9, 1993 (#93000621) |
Roughly bounded by Orange Street, Ingraham Avenue, Palmetto Street, Lake Morton Drive, and Massachusetts Avenue 28°02′21″N 81°56′59″W / 28.039167°N 81.949722°W | Lakeland | |
| 27 | El Retiro |  |
December 12, 1985 (#85003331) |
Mountain Lake off Road 17 27°56′16″N 81°34′10″W / 27.937778°N 81.569444°W | Lake Wales | |
| 28 | John H. Evans House |  |
October 24, 2022 (#100008019) |
730 Buena Vista Dr. 28°06′01″N 81°43′53″W / 28.1003°N 81.7313°W | Lake Alfred | |
| 29 | First Baptist Church |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001275) |
338 East Central Avenue 27°54′02″N 81°35′01″W / 27.900556°N 81.583611°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 30 | Florida Southern College Architectural District |  |
June 11, 1975 (#75000568) |
McDonald and Johnson Avenues 28°01′52″N 81°56′48″W / 28.031111°N 81.946667°W | Lakeland | Contains the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. |
| 31 | Fort Meade Historic District |  |
July 29, 1994 (#94000781) |
Roughly bounded by North 3rd Street, Orange Avenue, South 3rd Street, and Sand Mountain Road 27°45′05″N 81°48′07″W / 27.751389°N 81.801944°W | Fort Meade | |
| 32 | Griffin Grammar School |  |
June 5, 2007 (#07000509) |
3315 Kathleen Road 28°05′04″N 81°59′43″W / 28.084444°N 81.995278°W | Lakeland | |
| 33 | Henley Field Ball Park |  |
May 23, 1997 (#97000458) |
1125 North Florida Avenue 28°03′24″N 81°57′23″W / 28.056667°N 81.956389°W | Lakeland | |
| 34 | Benjamin Franklin Holland House |  |
April 3, 1975 (#75000566) |
590 East Stanford Street 27°53′39″N 81°50′23″W / 27.894167°N 81.839722°W | Bartow | |
| 35 | Homeland School |  |
February 2, 2007 (#07000001) |
249 Church Avenue 27°49′08″N 81°49′44″W / 27.818889°N 81.828889°W | Homeland | |
| 36 | Interlaken Historic Residential District |  |
March 28, 2002 (#02000266) |
Roughly bounded by the northern shore of Lake Howard, the southwestern shore of Lake Mirror, and the Cannon-Howard Canal 28°03′05″N 81°45′10″W / 28.051389°N 81.752778°W | Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS |
| 37 | Holland Jenks House |  |
March 7, 1996 (#96000254) |
119 Raintree Court 28°07′06″N 81°47′39″W / 28.118333°N 81.794167°W | Auburndale | |
| 38 | C. L. Johnson House |  |
September 21, 1989 (#89001481) |
315 East Sessoms Avenue 27°54′20″N 81°35′05″W / 27.905556°N 81.584722°W | Lake Wales | |
| 39 | Lake Hunter Terrace Historic District |  |
December 20, 2002 (#02001536) |
Roughly Central Avenue, Greenwood Street, Ruby Street, and Sikes Boulevard 28°02′08″N 81°58′14″W / 28.035556°N 81.970556°W | Lakeland | |
| 40 | Lake Mirror Promenade |  |
January 27, 1983 (#83001437) |
Between Lemon Street and Lake Mirror Drive 28°02′38″N 81°57′06″W / 28.043889°N 81.951667°W | Lakeland | |
| 41 | Lake of the Hills Community Club |  |
March 24, 2000 (#00000265) |
41 East Starr Avenue 27°57′19″N 81°35′35″W / 27.955278°N 81.593056°W | Lake Wales | |
| 42 | Lake Wales City Hall |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001274) |
152 East Central Avenue 27°54′02″N 81°35′16″W / 27.900556°N 81.587778°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 43 | Lake Wales Commercial Historic District |  |
May 10, 1990 (#90000732) |
Roughly bounded by Scenic Highway, Central Avenue, Market Street, and Orange Avenue 27°54′07″N 81°35′16″W / 27.901944°N 81.587778°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 44 | Lake Wales Historic Residential District |  |
August 8, 1997 (#97000858) |
Roughly bounded by the former Seaboard Air Line railroad grade, the CSX railroad tracks, East Polk Avenue, and South and North Lake Shore Boulevards 27°54′13″N 81°35′03″W / 27.903611°N 81.584167°W | Lake Wales | |
| 45 | W. Henry Lewis House |  |
September 19, 2012 (#12000791) |
424 North Oak Street 27°45′26″N 81°47′50″W / 27.757285°N 81.797327°W | Fort Meade | |
| 46 | Mann Manor |  |
October 13, 2011 (#11000718) |
325 West Main Street 27°53′47″N 81°50′44″W / 27.896389°N 81.845556°W | Bartow | |
| 47 | Mountain Lake Colony House |  |
February 22, 1991 (#91000113) |
East of State Road 17 on the northern shore of Mountain Lake 27°56′12″N 81°35′34″W / 27.936667°N 81.592778°W | Lake Wales | |
| 48 | Mountain Lake Estates Historic District |  |
August 26, 1993 (#93000871) |
State Road 17, north of Lake Wales 27°55′57″N 81°35′22″W / 27.9325°N 81.589444°W | Lake Wales | |
| 49 | Munn Park Historic District |  |
November 3, 1997 (#97001228) |
Roughly bounded by East Bay Street, North Florida Avenue, East Orange Street, and East Main Street 28°02′37″N 81°57′17″W / 28.043611°N 81.954722°W | Lakeland | |
| 50 | North Avenue Historic District |  |
October 12, 2001 (#01001086) |
100 block of North Avenue 27°54′35″N 81°35′28″W / 27.909722°N 81.591111°W | Lake Wales | |
| 51 | Northeast Bartow Residential District |  |
May 18, 1993 (#93000392) |
Roughly bounded by Jackson and First Avenues and by Church and Boulevard Streets 27°53′57″N 81°50′15″W / 27.899167°N 81.8375°W | Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS |
| 52 | Oak Hill Cemetery |  |
February 12, 2003 (#03000006) |
West Parker Street 27°53′36″N 81°50′53″W / 27.893333°N 81.848056°W | Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS |
| 53 | Oates Building |  |
July 28, 1995 (#95000925) |
230 South Florida Avenue 28°02′29″N 81°57′26″W / 28.041389°N 81.957222°W | Lakeland | |
| 54 | Old Central Grammar School |  |
March 17, 1994 (#94000160) |
801 Ledwith Avenue 28°06′12″N 81°37′29″W / 28.103333°N 81.624722°W | Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS |
| 55 | Old Dundee ACL Railroad Depot |  |
July 30, 2001 (#01000739) |
103 Main Street 28°01′19″N 81°37′19″W / 28.021944°N 81.621944°W | Dundee | Part of the Florida's Historic Railroad Resources MPS |
| 56 | Old Frostproof High School |  |
November 13, 1997 (#97001420) |
111 West First Street 27°44′40″N 81°31′57″W / 27.744444°N 81.5325°W | Frostproof | |
| 57 | Old Haines City National Guard Armory |  |
March 2, 1994 (#94000158) |
226 South 6th Street 28°06′08″N 81°37′37″W / 28.102222°N 81.626944°W | Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS |
| 58 | Old Lakeland High School |  |
September 30, 1993 (#93001027) |
400 North Florida Avenue 28°02′55″N 81°57′30″W / 28.048611°N 81.958333°W | Lakeland | |
| 59 | Old Polk County Courthouse |  |
August 7, 1989 (#89001055) |
100 East Main Street 27°53′48″N 81°50′35″W / 27.896667°N 81.843056°W | Bartow | |
| 60 | Polk Hotel |  |
March 17, 1994 (#94000151) |
800-810 Hinson Avenue 28°06′24″N 81°37′27″W / 28.106667°N 81.624167°W | Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS |
| 61 | Perry House |  |
January 19, 2022 (#100007366) |
2208 Woodbine Ave. 28°01′02″N 81°57′08″W / 28.017335°N 81.952167°W | Lakeland | |
| 62 | Polk Theatre and Office Building |  |
May 27, 1993 (#93000446) |
121 South Florida Avenue 28°02′35″N 81°57′28″W / 28.043056°N 81.957778°W | Lakeland | |
| 63 | Pope Avenue Historic District |  |
December 7, 2001 (#01001337) |
Roughly Avenue A, NW., Pope Avenue, NW., and 6th and 7th Sts., NW. 28°01′29″N 81°44′03″W / 28.024722°N 81.734167°W | Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS |
| 64 | Roosevelt School |  |
March 29, 2001 (#01000306) |
115 East Street, N. 27°54′39″N 81°35′44″W / 27.910833°N 81.595556°W | Lake Wales | |
| 65 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church |  |
March 17, 1994 (#94000159) |
102 North 9th Street 28°06′29″N 81°37′30″W / 28.108056°N 81.625°W | Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS |
| 66 | Shell Hammock Landing | August 26, 2019 (#100004350) |
3800 Shell Hammock 27°59′28″N 81°23′10″W / 27.9912°N 81.3862°W | Lake Wales | ||
| 67 | South Bartow Residential District |  |
May 18, 1993 (#93000394) |
Roughly bounded by Floral and First Avenues and Main and Vine Streets 27°53′32″N 81°50′28″W / 27.892222°N 81.841111°W | Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS |
| 68 | South Florida Military College |  |
July 24, 1972 (#72000349) |
1100 South Broadway 27°53′07″N 81°50′34″W / 27.885278°N 81.842778°W | Bartow | |
| 69 | South Lake Morton Historic District |  |
November 20, 1985 (#85002900) |
Bounded by Lake Morton Drive and Palmetto Street, Ingraham and Johnson Avenues, McDonald and Balmar Streets, and Tennessee Avenue 28°01′56″N 81°57′07″W / 28.032222°N 81.951944°W | Lakeland | |
| 70 | Spook Hill |  |
April 5, 2019 (#100003585) |
North Wales Dr. between Burns Ave. and Spook Hill Elementary 27°54′43″N 81°34′56″W / 27.912041°N 81.582354°W | Lake Wales | |
| 71 | Surveyor's Lake Schoolhouse | June 26, 2024 (#100008963) |
8625 Sinkhole Rd 27°49′33″N 81°42′28″W / 27.825888°N 81.707657°W | Bartow vicinity | ||
| 72 | John J. Swearingen House |  |
May 13, 1982 (#82002379) |
690 East Church Street 27°53′52″N 81°50′10″W / 27.897778°N 81.836111°W | Bartow | |
| 73 | Thompson and Company Cigar Factory |  |
August 9, 2002 (#02000838) |
255 North Third Street 27°53′52″N 81°50′00″W / 27.897778°N 81.833333°W | Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS |
| 74 | G. V. Tillman House |  |
August 31, 1990 (#90001276) |
301 East Sessoms Avenue 27°54′18″N 81°35′07″W / 27.905°N 81.585278°W | Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS |
| 75 | Winston School |  |
December 20, 2001 (#01001362) |
3415 Swindell Road 28°03′25″N 82°00′50″W / 28.056944°N 82.013889°W | Lakeland | |
| 76 | Winter Haven Heights Historic Residential District |  |
June 15, 2000 (#00000660) |
Roughly Lake Martha, 2nd Street, NE., 5th Street, NE., and Avenue A, NE. 28°01′27″N 81°43′22″W / 28.024167°N 81.722778°W | Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS |
| 77 | Woman's Club of Winter Haven |  |
August 10, 1998 (#98000927) |
660 Pope Avenue, Northwest 28°01′29″N 81°44′06″W / 28.024722°N 81.735°W | Winter Haven | Part of the Clubhouses of Florida's Woman's Clubs MPS |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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