National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Florida facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Florida.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.
There are 75 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks.
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Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot |
(#90001277) |
325 South Scenic Highway 27°53′53″N 81°35′06″W / 27.898056°N 81.585°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
2 | Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House |
(#97000794) |
214 Orange Street 28°03′47″N 81°47′29″W / 28.063056°N 81.791389°W |
Auburndale | ||
3 | Auburndale City Hall |
(#13000964) |
1 Bobby Green Plaza 28°03′53″N 81°47′22″W / 28.064594°N 81.789479°W |
Auburndale | ||
4 | Babson Park Woman's Club |
(#97001229) |
1300 North Scenic Highway 27°50′21″N 81°31′50″W / 27.839167°N 81.530556°W |
Babson Park | ||
5 | Bartow Downtown Commercial District |
(#93000393) |
Roughly bounded by Davidson and Summerlin Streets and Broadway and Florida Avenues 27°53′47″N 81°50′34″W / 27.896389°N 81.842778°W |
Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS | |
6 | Ephriam M. Baynard House |
(#01001208) |
208 West Lake Avenue 28°04′02″N 81°47′22″W / 28.067222°N 81.789444°W |
Auburndale | ||
7 | Beacon Hill-Alta Vista Residential District |
(#93000130) |
Roughly bounded by South Florida Avenue, West Beacon Road, West Belvedere Street, and Cherokee Trail 28°01′18″N 81°57′35″W / 28.021667°N 81.959722°W |
Lakeland | ||
8 | Biltmore-Cumberland Historic District |
(#04000565) |
Roughly bounded by South Ingraham Avenue, East Lime Street, Bartow Road, Hollingsworth Road, and McDonald Place 28°02′27″N 81°56′33″W / 28.040833°N 81.9425°W |
Lakeland | ||
9 | Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower |
(#72000350) |
3 miles north of Lake Wales 27°56′06″N 81°34′37″W / 27.935°N 81.576944°W |
Lake Wales | ||
10 | Lawrence Brown House |
(#00001594) |
470 Second Avenue 27°53′36″N 81°50′03″W / 27.893333°N 81.834167°W |
Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS | |
11 | B. K. Bullard House |
(#90001272) |
644 South Lakeshore Boulevard 27°53′41″N 81°34′40″W / 27.894722°N 81.577778°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
12 | Casa De Josefina |
(#75000567) |
2 miles southeast of Lake Wales off U.S. Route 27 27°51′53″N 81°34′18″W / 27.864722°N 81.571667°W |
Lake Wales | ||
13 | Central Avenue School |
(#99000865) |
604 South Central Avenue 28°02′05″N 81°58′23″W / 28.034722°N 81.973056°W |
Lakeland | ||
14 | Chalet Suzanne |
(#90001085) |
3800 Chalet Suzanne Drive 27°57′18″N 81°36′01″W / 27.955°N 81.600278°W |
Lake Wales | ||
15 | Christ Church |
(#76000605) |
526 North Oak 27°45′07″N 81°47′47″W / 27.751944°N 81.796389°W |
Fort Meade | ||
16 | Church of the Holy Spirit |
(#90001271) |
1099 Hesperides Road 27°53′38″N 81°33′54″W / 27.893889°N 81.565°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
17 | Cleveland Court School |
(#99000862) |
328 East Edgewood Drive 28°00′41″N 81°57′15″W / 28.011389°N 81.954167°W |
Lakeland | ||
18 | John F. Cox Grammar School |
(#99000864) |
1005 North Massachusetts Avenue 28°03′22″N 81°57′13″W / 28.056111°N 81.953611°W |
Lakeland | ||
19 | Cypress Gardens |
(#14000152) |
1 Legoland Way 27°59′24″N 81°41′31″W / 27.990114°N 81.69185°W |
Winter Haven | ||
20 | Davenport Historic District |
(#97000894) |
Roughly bounded by Suwannee and Orange Avenues, Palmento Street, and West Boulevard 28°09′28″N 81°36′09″W / 28.157778°N 81.6025°W |
Davenport | ||
21 | Dixie Walesbilt Hotel |
(#90001273) |
115 North First Street 27°54′07″N 81°35′24″W / 27.901944°N 81.59°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
22 | Dixieland Historic District |
(#94001479) |
Roughly bounded by Walnut Street, Florida Avenue, Lake Hunter, Hartsell Avenue, and Belvedere Street 28°01′54″N 81°57′45″W / 28.031667°N 81.9625°W |
Lakeland | ||
23 | Downtown Haines City Commercial District |
(#94000150) |
Roughly bounded by Hinson and Ingraham Avenues and 4th and 7th Streets 28°06′28″N 81°37′37″W / 28.107778°N 81.626944°W |
Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS | |
24 | Downtown Winter Haven Historic District |
(#01001414) |
Roughly Avenue A, NW., Avenue A, SW., and 3rd and 5th Streets 28°01′18″N 81°43′49″W / 28.021667°N 81.730278°W |
Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS | |
25 | East Lake Morton Residential District |
(#93000621) |
Roughly bounded by Orange Street, Ingraham Avenue, Palmetto Street, Lake Morton Drive, and Massachusetts Avenue 28°02′21″N 81°56′59″W / 28.039167°N 81.949722°W |
Lakeland | ||
26 | El Retiro |
(#85003331) |
Mountain Lake off Road 17 27°56′16″N 81°34′10″W / 27.937778°N 81.569444°W |
Lake Wales | ||
27 | First Baptist Church |
(#90001275) |
338 East Central Avenue 27°54′02″N 81°35′01″W / 27.900556°N 81.583611°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
28 | Florida Southern College Architectural District |
(#75000568) |
McDonald and Johnson Avenues 28°01′52″N 81°56′48″W / 28.031111°N 81.946667°W |
Lakeland | Contains the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. | |
29 | Fort Meade Historic District |
(#94000781) |
Roughly bounded by North 3rd Street, Orange Avenue, South 3rd Street, and Sand Mountain Road 27°45′05″N 81°48′07″W / 27.751389°N 81.801944°W |
Fort Meade | ||
30 | Griffin Grammar School |
(#07000509) |
3315 Kathleen Road 28°05′04″N 81°59′43″W / 28.084444°N 81.995278°W |
Lakeland | ||
31 | Henley Field Ball Park |
(#97000458) |
1125 North Florida Avenue 28°03′24″N 81°57′23″W / 28.056667°N 81.956389°W |
Lakeland | ||
32 | Benjamin Franklin Holland House |
(#75000566) |
590 East Stanford Street 27°53′39″N 81°50′23″W / 27.894167°N 81.839722°W |
Bartow | ||
33 | Homeland School |
(#07000001) |
249 Church Avenue 27°49′08″N 81°49′44″W / 27.818889°N 81.828889°W |
Homeland | ||
34 | Interlaken Historic Residential District |
(#02000266) |
Roughly bounded by the northern shore of Lake Howard, the southwestern shore of Lake Mirror, and the Cannon-Howard Canal 28°03′05″N 81°45′10″W / 28.051389°N 81.752778°W |
Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS | |
35 | Holland Jenks House |
(#96000254) |
119 Raintree Court 28°07′06″N 81°47′39″W / 28.118333°N 81.794167°W |
Auburndale | ||
36 | C. L. Johnson House |
(#89001481) |
315 East Sessoms Avenue 27°54′20″N 81°35′05″W / 27.905556°N 81.584722°W |
Lake Wales | ||
37 | Lake Hunter Terrace Historic District |
(#02001536) |
Roughly Central Avenue, Greenwood Street, Ruby Street, and Sikes Boulevard 28°02′08″N 81°58′14″W / 28.035556°N 81.970556°W |
Lakeland | ||
38 | Lake Mirror Promenade |
(#83001437) |
Between Lemon Street and Lake Mirror Drive 28°02′38″N 81°57′06″W / 28.043889°N 81.951667°W |
Lakeland | ||
39 | Lake of the Hills Community Club |
(#00000265) |
41 East Starr Avenue 27°57′19″N 81°35′35″W / 27.955278°N 81.593056°W |
Lake Wales | ||
40 | Lake Wales City Hall |
(#90001274) |
152 East Central Avenue 27°54′02″N 81°35′16″W / 27.900556°N 81.587778°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
41 | Lake Wales Commercial Historic District |
(#90000732) |
Roughly bounded by Scenic Highway, Central Avenue, Market Street, and Orange Avenue 27°54′07″N 81°35′16″W / 27.901944°N 81.587778°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
42 | Lake Wales Historic Residential District |
(#97000858) |
Roughly bounded by the former Seaboard Air Line railroad grade, the CSX railroad tracks, East Polk Avenue, and South and North Lake Shore Boulevards 27°54′13″N 81°35′03″W / 27.903611°N 81.584167°W |
Lake Wales | ||
43 | W. Henry Lewis House |
(#12000791) |
424 North Oak Street 27°45′26″N 81°47′50″W / 27.757285°N 81.797327°W |
Fort Meade | ||
44 | Mann Manor |
(#11000718) |
325 West Main Street 27°53′47″N 81°50′44″W / 27.896389°N 81.845556°W |
Bartow | ||
45 | Mountain Lake Colony House |
(#91000113) |
East of State Road 17 on the northern shore of Mountain Lake 27°56′12″N 81°35′34″W / 27.936667°N 81.592778°W |
Lake Wales | ||
46 | Mountain Lake Estates Historic District |
(#93000871) |
State Road 17, north of Lake Wales 27°55′57″N 81°35′22″W / 27.9325°N 81.589444°W |
Lake Wales | ||
47 | Munn Park Historic District |
(#97001228) |
Roughly bounded by East Bay Street, North Florida Avenue, East Orange Street, and East Main Street 28°02′37″N 81°57′17″W / 28.043611°N 81.954722°W |
Lakeland | ||
48 | North Avenue Historic District |
(#01001086) |
100 block of North Avenue 27°54′35″N 81°35′28″W / 27.909722°N 81.591111°W |
Lake Wales | ||
49 | Northeast Bartow Residential District |
(#93000392) |
Roughly bounded by Jackson and First Avenues and by Church and Boulevard Streets 27°53′57″N 81°50′15″W / 27.899167°N 81.8375°W |
Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS | |
50 | Oak Hill Cemetery |
(#03000006) |
West Parker Street 27°53′36″N 81°50′53″W / 27.893333°N 81.848056°W |
Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS | |
51 | Oates Building |
(#95000925) |
230 South Florida Avenue 28°02′29″N 81°57′26″W / 28.041389°N 81.957222°W |
Lakeland | ||
52 | Old Central Grammar School |
(#94000160) |
801 Ledwith Avenue 28°06′12″N 81°37′29″W / 28.103333°N 81.624722°W |
Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS | |
53 | Old Dundee ACL Railroad Depot |
(#01000739) |
103 Main Street 28°01′19″N 81°37′19″W / 28.021944°N 81.621944°W |
Dundee | Part of the Florida's Historic Railroad Resources MPS | |
54 | Old Frostproof High School |
(#97001420) |
111 West First Street 27°44′40″N 81°31′57″W / 27.744444°N 81.5325°W |
Frostproof | ||
55 | Old Haines City National Guard Armory |
(#94000158) |
226 South 6th Street 28°06′08″N 81°37′37″W / 28.102222°N 81.626944°W |
Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS | |
56 | Old Lakeland High School |
(#93001027) |
400 North Florida Avenue 28°02′55″N 81°57′30″W / 28.048611°N 81.958333°W |
Lakeland | ||
57 | Old Polk County Courthouse |
(#89001055) |
100 East Main Street 27°53′48″N 81°50′35″W / 27.896667°N 81.843056°W |
Bartow | ||
58 | Polk Hotel |
(#94000151) |
800-810 Hinson Avenue 28°06′24″N 81°37′27″W / 28.106667°N 81.624167°W |
Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS | |
59 | Polk Theatre and Office Building |
(#93000446) |
121 South Florida Avenue 28°02′35″N 81°57′28″W / 28.043056°N 81.957778°W |
Lakeland | ||
60 | Pope Avenue Historic District |
(#01001337) |
Roughly Avenue A, NW., Pope Avenue, NW., and 6th and 7th Sts., NW. 28°01′29″N 81°44′03″W / 28.024722°N 81.734167°W |
Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS | |
61 | Roosevelt School |
(#01000306) |
115 East Street, N. 27°54′39″N 81°35′44″W / 27.910833°N 81.595556°W |
Lake Wales | ||
62 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
(#94000159) |
102 North 9th Street 28°06′29″N 81°37′30″W / 28.108056°N 81.625°W |
Haines City | Part of the Haines City MPS | |
63 | South Bartow Residential District |
(#93000394) |
Roughly bounded by Floral and First Avenues and Main and Vine Streets 27°53′32″N 81°50′28″W / 27.892222°N 81.841111°W |
Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS | |
64 | South Florida Military College |
(#72000349) |
1100 South Broadway 27°53′07″N 81°50′34″W / 27.885278°N 81.842778°W |
Bartow | ||
65 | South Lake Morton Historic District |
(#85002900) |
Bounded by Lake Morton Drive and Palmetto Street, Ingraham and Johnson Avenues, McDonald and Balmar Streets, and Tennessee Avenue 28°01′56″N 81°57′07″W / 28.032222°N 81.951944°W |
Lakeland | ||
66 | John J. Swearingen House |
(#82002379) |
690 East Church Street 27°53′52″N 81°50′10″W / 27.897778°N 81.836111°W |
Bartow | ||
67 | Thompson and Company Cigar Factory |
(#02000838) |
255 North Third Street 27°53′52″N 81°50′00″W / 27.897778°N 81.833333°W |
Bartow | Part of the Bartow MPS | |
68 | G. V. Tillman House |
(#90001276) |
301 East Sessoms Avenue 27°54′18″N 81°35′07″W / 27.905°N 81.585278°W |
Lake Wales | Part of the Lake Wales MPS | |
69 | Winston School |
(#01001362) |
3415 Swindell Road 28°03′25″N 82°00′50″W / 28.056944°N 82.013889°W |
Lakeland | ||
70 | Winter Haven Heights Historic Residential District |
(#00000660) |
Roughly Lake Martha, 2nd Street, NE., 5th Street, NE., and Avenue A, NE. 28°01′27″N 81°43′22″W / 28.024167°N 81.722778°W |
Winter Haven | Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS | |
71 | Woman's Club of Winter Haven |
(#98000927) |
660 Pope Avenue, Northwest 28°01′29″N 81°44′06″W / 28.024722°N 81.735°W |
Winter Haven | Part of the Clubhouses of Florida's Woman's Clubs MPS |
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