Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church

Constructed in 1913, the historic Gothic Revival style building is located on the site of the original church built in 1896 for the Mount Olive AME parishioners.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

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Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church - Dade City

Freedtown AME was organized in the late 1800s at Lake Buddy. This congregation moved into Dade City and became known as Mount Zion AME Church. A frame meeting house built in 1903 served as the parsonage. The present building, dedicated ...

St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church - Tampa

The St. Paul AME congregation dates back to 1870. The original church structure, a brick vernacular building with Gothic and Romanesque detailing, was erected in downtown Tampa between 1906 and 1917. With its large sanctuary, balcony and basement, this church ...

Robert W. Saunders Public Library

The Ybor City Library was renamed in 2003 for Robert W. Saunders, former Field Secretary of the NAACP. Saunders followed in the footsteps of Harry T. Moore who was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan on Christmas night 1951. In ...

North Franklin Street Historic District

Roughly bordered by Florida Avenue, East Fortune Street, Franklin Street and East Harrison Street.

A sparsely settled area of private wood-frame dwellings and businesses, this neighborhood formed around 1900 and peaked during the 1930s. A segregated area until the 1960s, ...

Helping Hand Day Nursery (Private)

Opened in 1924 by Inez Boyer, this school is located in the historic Central Avenue neighborhood, one of Florida's oldest black business districts. Previous students include former Florida State Senator James Hargrett, Tampa City Council Chair Gwen Miller and the ...

The Dr. Walter Smith Library

Dr. Smith is a former President of Florida A & M University and author of The Magnificent Seven and A History of Black Community Colleges in Florida.

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Black History and Art Museum

Located inside the Paradise Missionary Baptist Church, this museum is in the heart of the historic Central Avenue neighborhood once called The Scrubs. The building was constructed in 1891 as the Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church. The museum includes ...

National Historic Landmark-Mission Concepcion

National Historic Landmark - Mission Concepcion

Established in 1731 by Franciscan friars, this is the best preserved of the Texas missions. The massive church building is designed in Mexican Baroque style, with twin bell towers.

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National Historic Landmark-Majestic Theatre

National Historic Landmark - Majestic Theatre

The great movie palaces gradually replaced burlesque as entertainment within everyone's reach, rich and poor alike. In the 1920s and '30s, the picture palace flourished in big cities and small towns, as fantasy worlds into ...