Brevard
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Merritt Island, FL
Established in 1892, the Bethel A.M.E. Church of Merritt Island was the first African Methodist Episcopal church on North Tropical Trail,...
Edward Postell Porcher House
Cocoa, FL
On October 31, 1916, citrus grower and inventor Edward Postell Porcher and wife, Byrnina Peck Porcher, moved into what was the grandest...
First Roman Catholic Church In Brevard County
Palm Bay, FL
In the early twentieth century, the North Dakota-based Florida Indian River Catholic Colony corporation advertised it was starting a...
Georgianna Church
Merritt Island, FL
Georgianna United Methodist Church was built in the community of Georgiana on Merritt's Island in 1886.
Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church Of Mims
Mims, FL
In 1894, after organizing a congregation, St. James Colored Missionary Baptist Church acquired land in Mims, and with Rev. G. Brewer as...
Haulover Canal
North Merritt Island, FL
Native Americans, explorers and settlers hauled or carried canoes and small boats over this narrow strip of land between Mosquito Lagoon...
Hernandez Trail
Cocoa, FL
One half mile to the west ran the Hernandez Trail used during the Seminole War.
Historic Brevard County Courthouse
Titusville, FL
Brevard County was founded in 1855 and Titusville became the county seat in 1879.
Historic Derby Street Chapel
Cocoa, FL
Dedicated on July 13, 1924, this structure was built by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and was heralded by The Cocoa Tribune as “an...
Historic Monroe Center
Cocoa, FL
The Monroe Center – originally Monroe High School -- was built in 1954-55 as one of three segregated high schools serving Brevard County.
Indialantic Casino
Indialantic, FL
The Indialantic Casino was constructed on this site in 1923.
James Wadsworth Rossetter House
Melbourne, FL
Descended from 17th Century New England pioneers, James Rossetter (1863-1921) was born in Hamilton County, Florida.
John H. Sams Homestead
Merritt Island, FL
The Sams family came to Brevard County from South Carolina in 1875 to take advantage of the 1860 Homestead Act.
John R. Field Homestead
Merritt Island, FL
In 1868, the Field family landed on Merritt Island to start a new life.
La GRANGE COMMUNITY CEMETERY
Mims, FL
Established in 1869, this is the oldest cemetery on Florida’s lower East Coast.
La GRANGE MIMS COMMUNITY CEMETERY
Titusville, FL
In the early 1900s a two-acre parcel of land north of LaGrange Church and Cemetery was given to the Mims colored community for a cemetery.
Nasa Causeway Bridge/Indian River Bridge
Titusville, FL
In 1961, the US Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) chose Merritt Island and Cape Canaveral as the site...
Original Melbourne Village Hall
Melbourne, FL
This community hall was constructed, circa 1941, as a barracks on the Banana River Naval Air Station.
Pentoya
Melbourne, FL
The Ais Indian town of Pentoaya is thought to have been located atop the arc-shaped sand bluffs that surround the western edge of what is...
Possible Vicinity Of Juan Ponce De Leon's Landing
Melbourne Beach, FL
While there is disagreement among scholars, it is believed that this site may be in an area where Juan Ponce de Leon made landfall in...
Provost Hall
Merritt Island, FL
Provost Hall was originally constructed in 1910 as the Georgiana Club house on land provided by Charles D. Provost and his wife Gertrude...
St. Lukes Episcopal Church
Merritt Island, FL
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church of Courtenay was formed by the Porcher, LaRoche, Sams and other families that settled on north Merritt Island...
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Cocoa, FL
On June 2, 1878, The Right Reverend, The Bishop of Florida, and Dr. William H. Carter of Holy Cross Church of Sanford, FL held the first...
The Addison/Ellis Canal
Titusville, FL
In 1911, Edgar W. Ellis and J.H. Beckwith put together a consortium of developers known as the Titusville Fruit and Farm Lands Company.
The First Congregational Church Of Melbourne
Melbourne, FL
The First Congregational Church of Melbourne had its beginnings in 1887 when Edward Branch and his wife Abbie began to hold regular Bible...
The Legacy Of Dennis Sawyer
Merritt Island, FL
Edwin Dennis Sawyer (1874-1964) was born in the Bahamas, the second child of freed slave Alfred Sawyer.
The Pritchard House
Titusville, FL
Captain James Pritchard bought a lot from Mary Titus, and in the spring of 1891 contracted Pleasant J. Hall, who had built St. Gabriel’s...
The Ryckman House
Melbourne Beach, FL
One of the first homes in Melbourne Beach, the Ryckman House was built in 1890 for Jacob Fox by Captain Rufus W. Beaujean.
The S.f. Travis Company
Cocoa, FL
Side One: Founded in 1885, the S.F. Travis Company is the oldest continuously operating business in the city of Cocoa and one of the...
The Thousand Islands
Cocoa Beach, FL
The Thousand Islands formed as the result of an ancient tidal inlet that breached this barrier island and flowed across modern-day Cocoa...
The William H. Gleason House
Melbourne, FL
The William H. Gleason House was built around 1884 by William Henry Gleason (c.1830-1902) and his wife Sarah Griffin Gleason.
Valencia Historic District
Rockledge, FL
The Valencia Historic District was developed during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s.
Windover Archaeological Site
Titusville, FL
Discovered by accident in 1982, the Windover site is a burial place of Early Native Americans who inhabited this region 7,000 to 8,000...