National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida facts for kids
Florida is home to many amazing historic places! More than 1,800 special buildings, sites, and areas across 66 of Florida's 67 counties are officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is like a national list of important historical sites in the United States.
Among these, 42 are even more special. They are called National Historic Landmarks. These landmarks are recognized as being very important to the history of the entire country. You can find out more about these historic places in Florida using the links below.
| Alachua - Baker - Bay - Bradford - Brevard - Broward - Calhoun - Charlotte - Citrus - Clay - Collier - Columbia - DeSoto - Dixie - Duval - Escambia - Flagler - Franklin - Gadsden - Gilchrist - Glades - Gulf - Hamilton - Hardee - Hendry - Hernando - Highlands - Hillsborough - Holmes - Indian River - Jackson - Jefferson - Lafayette - Lake - Lee - Leon - Levy - Liberty - Madison - Manatee - Marion - Martin - Miami-Dade (Miami) - Monroe - Nassau - Okaloosa - Okeechobee - Orange - Osceola - Palm Beach - Pasco - Pinellas - Polk - Putnam - St. Johns - St. Lucie - Santa Rosa - Sarasota - Seminole - Sumter - Suwannee - Taylor - Union - Volusia - Wakulla - Walton - Washington |
Florida's Historic Places: A County Guide
This section shows how many historic places are listed in each of Florida's counties. These numbers are estimates. They come from the National Register Information Database, updated on April 24, 2008. New listings are added every week.
It's important to know that these numbers can change. New places are often added, and sometimes old ones are removed. Also, these counts do not include changes to existing sites.
| County | # of Sites |
# of NHLs |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alachua | 59 | 1 |
| 2 | Baker | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Bay | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Bradford | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Brevard | 41 | 2 |
| 6 | Broward | 37 | 0 |
| 7 | Calhoun | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | Citrus | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Clay | 23 | 0 |
| 11 | Collier | 20 | 0 |
| 12 | Columbia | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | DeSoto | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Dixie | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Duval | 93 | 2 |
| 16 | Escambia | 38 | 3 |
| 17 | Flagler | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Franklin | 9 | 1 |
| 19 | Gadsden | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Gilchrist | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Glades | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Gulf | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Hamilton | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Hardee | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Hendry | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Hernando | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Highlands | 14 | 0 |
| 28 | Hillsborough | 94 | 3 |
| 29 | Holmes | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Indian River | 28 | 1 |
| 31 | Jackson | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Jefferson | 22 | 0 |
| 33 | Lafayette | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Lake | 31 | 0 |
| 35 | Lee | 56 | 0 |
| 36 | Leon | 67 | 1 |
| 37 | Levy | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Liberty | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Madison | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | Manatee | 31 | 0 |
| 41 | Marion | 31 | 1 |
| 42 | Martin | 13 | 0 |
| 43.1 | Miami-Dade: Miami | 71 | 5 |
| 43.2 | Miami-Dade: Other | 108 | 1 |
| 43.3 | Miami-Dade: Duplicates | 1 | 0 |
| 43.4 | Miami-Dade: Total | 178 | 6 |
| 44 | Monroe | 55 | 4 |
| 45 | Nassau | 14 | 0 |
| 46 | Okaloosa | 8 | 1 |
| 47 | Okeechobee | 3 | 1 |
| 48 | Orange | 53 | 1 |
| 49 | Osceola | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Palm Beach | 72 | 2 |
| 51 | Pasco | 10 | 0 |
| 52 | Pinellas | 68 | 1 |
| 53 | Polk | 71 | 2 |
| 54 | Putnam | 18 | 0 |
| 55 | Santa Rosa | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Sarasota | 94 | 0 |
| 57 | Seminole | 17 | 0 |
| 58 | St. Johns | 52 | 6 |
| 59 | St. Lucie | 16 | 1 |
| 60 | Sumter | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Suwannee | 7 | 0 |
| 62 | Taylor | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Union | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Volusia | 103 | 2 |
| 65 | Wakulla | 9 | 1 |
| 66 | Walton | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Washington | 4 | 0 |
| (duplicates) | (2) | 0 | |
| Total: | 1,743 | 46 | |
