Lemon Bay Historical Society - Englewood, Florida, USA - Historical Society Headquarters on Waymarking.com

The Lemon Bay Historical Society is located in the former Green Street Church that was previously located on West Green Street.

The Green Street Church began as Englewood’s first church building. The members first worshipped in their Magnolia Street church home on April 5, 1928. The congregation broke ground for a new sanctuary in 1962 and the original building was moved to the western side of the property and turned to face Green Street. It was redesigned and named the Lampp Youth Center in recognition of the contributions made to the church by the Lampp family. In 1979 the Methodists moved to a new location.

The Church of the Nazarene purchased the Green Street church in 1979. When renovation plans were announced, the Lemon Bay Historical Society became concerned that such work might threaten the historical integrity of the building. After some negotiations, the Church of the Nazarene gave the building to the Historical Society with a 99-year lease on the land for $1 per year. Upon completion of needed restoration work in 1992, the Society turned the church into a museum.

In 2018 the Church of the Nazarene decided to not renew the lease of the property the building sat on and the historical society was forced to relocate the building. After raising sufficient funds and obtaining permits the building was relocated to the historical society's property on the south side of the Lemon Bay Cemetery.

Address: 510 South Indiana Avenue Englewood, FL USA 34223 Web Address: [Web Link] Hours of Operation: unknown

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