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727-469-5942
The Anclote Key lighthouse sits on the southern tip of Anclote Key, off the coast of Tarpon Springs, Florida at the mouth of the Anclote River. The area is well known for its sponges which are found on the bottom of the Anclote River and other places. A short boat ride and demonstration of the old sponge diving equipment can be an interesting trek.
But in the midst of all this lies the quiet island of Anclote Key. The word Anclote is a Spanish word meaning anchor. The island is about 180 acres and around 4 miles long, not even a mile in width. The plural term Anclote Keys refers to the many smaller islands that lay on the island's northeastern side.
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212 3rd Street N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-3819
727-894-4661
First United Methodist Church, established in 1887, is rich with stories of people and buildings. Woven between stories of internationally renowned speakers are members who have become noted in public life, and stories of missionaries and ministers who have gone forth from our congregation. Our current building has stories of its own, including one of the collapse of part of the building during its construction. Built in the 1920’s with ten Tiffany Style stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While this beauty may be seen as a definite enhancement to our Traditional worship services, each Sunday the sanctuary is also filled with the exuberant sounds of a Contemporary service
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3500 Pinellas Bayway S
Tierra Verde, FL 33715-2528
727-582-2267
Fort De Soto Park, 1,136 acres, is located on five islands at the mouth of Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The largest island is Mullet Key, which is where the Quartermaster Storehouse Museum is located. Battery Laidley was the primary defense and Battery Bigelow was the secondary defense for Fort De Soto. Even though Battery Bigelow was destroyed during the hurricane of 1921, the Fort De Soto batteries were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Visitors can walk through Battery Laidley, home to the last four surviving carriage-mounted 12-inch seacoast mortars in the continental United States.
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P.O. Box 15134
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
727-322-0502
Historic Kenwood is located just west of downtown St. Petersburg and is one of a handful of our city's 109 neighborhoods listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Home to more than 2500 residents living in over 1100 single family homes, the neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of bungalows in Florida. Many of the homes date from the 1920s, when the Arts and Crafts movement had reached its zenith in cities as diverse as San Diego, Denver, Chicago, and, of course, St. Petersburg.
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600 Jones St
Clearwater, FL 33755-4136
727-443-2142
Constructed in 1913, the Mount Olive A.M.E. Church is a Gothic Revival style building that maintains a high level of architectural integrity. The current structure sits on the site of the original church built for the Mount Olive A.M.E. Church in 1896, at the time the congregation was called the Hope Henry A.M.E. Church.
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727-893-7111
The North Shore Historic District was listed on the National Register for its extensive and eclectic mixture of architecture in St. Petersburg. This district includes a high percentage of architectural styles that typify the Florida Land Boom era and reflect the broad settlement patterns of the City of St. Petersburg. It encompasses approximately 425 acres and contains a variety of residential architectural styles including Frame and Masonry Vernacular, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Prairie, Georgian, Italian Renaissance, Mediterranean Revival, Minimal Traditional, Mission, Tudor Revival, Ranch, Split Level, Art Moderne, and Monterey.
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1000 Pass A Grille Way
St Pete Beach, FL 33706-4229
727-363-9247
Relax and take in beautiful sunsets, and discover the historic charm of this Old Florida fishing community. You won't find any high rise hotels, just a wide open beach. Located on the southern tip of Long Key, Pass-A-Grille features restaurants, small inns and eclectic shops. Historic 8th Avenue contains the oldest dwellings on the Pinellas beaches, and one of the largest Historic Districts on the Gulf Coast.
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58th Avenue S.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-821-4069
Roser Park is a small residential neighborhood south of downtown and east of Martin Luther King Street which also designated on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood, which developed primarily during the 1910s and 1920s, is oriented around Booker Creek, a major landscape feature that is characterized by narrow green space, steep banks and hilltop setting for residences giving the neighborhood a distinctive topography. Developer C.M. Roser walled the ravine banks along the creek in 1914 and in some places they reach a height of 5 to 6 feet to prevent the banks below the residences from subsiding. Some portions of the walls even remain where houses no longer exist.
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536 4th Avenue N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-2808
The St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club is the oldest formally organized lawn bowling organization in Florida and the tenth oldest club in the United States. Sited to the northeast and adjacent to the Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Court, it is also the only location officially recognized by the American Lawn Bowls Association for the testing of bowls. The club has habitually sponsored a variety of functions for its members. These include lectures and A.L.B.A.-recognized bowling tournaments. The first National Open Lawn Bowling Winter Tournament was hosted by the St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club in 1926. This tournament is still held at the club on alternate years. The tournament for the championship of the Southeast Division of the A.L.B.A. is also held at the club each year. The membership of the club grew steadily until it reached a peak of 483 in 1952-53. The St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club is still actively in use today, catering to seasonal winter residents and some permanent year-round residents. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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11 E. Orange St.
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
727-937-6109
The Tarpon Springs Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Tarpon Springs, Florida. It is bounded by Read Street, Hibiscus Street, Orange Street, Levis Avenue, Lemon Street and Spring Bayou, encompasses approximately 700 acres, and contains 145 historic buildings. On December 6, 1990, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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