Florida Pioneer Museum - Florida City FL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Museum's building is located in the old Homestead Florida East Coast Railroad station agent's home that was built in 1904. The Florida East Coast Railway erected two bungalow buildings that were constructed in 1904 as the first buildings in the City of Homestead. Both building were residential, and were built for the section foremen and station agent. The homes were built two years before construction began by the Florida East Coast Railway in the area. Henry M. Flagler, an early settler of South Florida, designed the homes in the Philippine style to be well-suited for the South Florida climate The house was moved to the current location in the mid-1960s to serve as a museum about the local area. The community identified a need for a center to house a growing collection of local artifacts, and through the assistance of the Homestead Women's Club, the Pioneer Museum was created in this structure. The Museum is now owned by the City of Florida City and operated by the Florida Pioneer Museum Association.

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Street address: 0.5 mi. S of Lucy St. on FL 27 (Krome Ave.) Florida City , FL County / Borough / Parish: Dade Year listed: 1973 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Recreation And Culture, Social Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Secondary Website 2: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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