Alva Library-Owanita Chapel
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Markerman62
N 26° 42.885 W 081° 36.530
17R E 439442 N 2954986
Located at Pearl St. and Julia St., Alva
Waymark Code: WMZH8E
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2018
Views: 5
Formed 1901, the Alva Book Club, was incorporated as the Alva Library Association November 15, 1906. It provided the first public library in Southwest Florida on this lot donated by Captain Peter Nelson, Alva's founder. This library was dedicated June 26, 1909.
The Alva Civic League built additions to the library for a community center in the 1940's.
The Owanita Baptist Chapel, built 1901, was moved to the Alva Methodist Church after the 1926 hurricane, and later to the library lot. In 1974 the Alva Library Association and the Alva Garden Club agreed to use the site for a museum. It was dedicated July 4, 1976. The Alva Museum is a collection of early historical memorabilia of Eastern Lee County.
Marker Number: None
Date: 1990
County: Lee
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Alva Library Association -Alva Garden Club
Website: Not listed
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