Eau Gallie Historic District
The Eau Gallie Historic District is a historic district in Eau Gallie, Florida. It contains several old buildings. It also contains the Eau Gallie Arts District.
Advent Christian Church[edit]
| Advent Christian Church | |
|---|---|
_Oblique_View_1.jpg) Advent Christian Church | |
| Religion | |
| Rite | Adventism |
| Location | |
| Location | 1598 Highland Avenue |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1914[1] |
| Materials | Brick |
The Advent Christian Church is a U.S. church building located at 1598 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The original building was constructed in 1914 and a new building was constructed between 1946 and 1948 using a majority of the materials from the old church.[1] The church congregation initially formed on October 10, 1910 as the Second Advent Church.[1] Reverend H. V. Skipper organized the church and it contained 30 members by the time the church was built, including several families of the area.[1]
Ginter Building[edit]
| Ginter Building | |
|---|---|
 Detail of the facade | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | 1540 Highland Avenue |
| Completed | 1926[2] |
| Client | Clifford Ginter[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Size | 2 story[3] |
The Ginter Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1540 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The building was constructed in 1926 by Clifford Ginter.[2] Over the years, it was used as an apartment building, a rescue mission house, a store, professional offices, and a nursery school.[2][3][4]
Karrick Building[edit]
| Karrick Building | |
|---|---|
_Oblique_View_1.jpg) Oblique view of the Karrick Building | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | 1490 Highland Avenue |
| Construction started | 1924[3] |
The Karrick Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1490 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The building was constructed in 1924 by Jesse Karrick and it was used as a general merchandise and grocery store until 1963.[5] Jesse Karrick was the first proprietor of the store and also served as the first fire chief of Eau Gallie.[5]
Old Eau Gallie Post Office[edit]
James Wadsworth Rossetter House[edit]
Winchester Symphony House[edit]
Roesch House[edit]
- See Roesch House
Foosaner Art Museum[edit]
Houston Pioneer Cemetery[edit]
Rossetter Park[edit]
- See Rossetter Park
Eau Gallie Arts District[edit]
The Eau Gallie Arts District is now a non-accredited Florida Main Street Program, a program administered by the Division of Historical Resources at the Florida Department of State.[6] On June 18, 2020, it received its 10th year of accreditation as a Florida Main Street America, a recognition by the National Main Street Program.[7]
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c d Advent Christian Church Historical marker from Brevard County, mounted at the left side of the Advent Christian Church.
- ^ a b c d Ginter Building Historical marker mounted at the right side of the Ginter Building.
- ^ a b c Rajtar, Steve. Eau Gallie Historical Trail, 1999. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
- ^ Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. Melbourne: A Century of Memories (Melbourne, FL: National Printing, Inc., 1980), p. 72.
- ^ a b Karrick’s Grocery Historical marker mounted at the front of the Karrick Building.
- ^ Datzman, Ken. "Main Street program's four-point approach helps Eau Gallie Arts District thrive; much interest in commercial space availability; tourists from China check it out", Brevard Business News, volume 34, number 44 (Melbourne, Florida, 24 October 2016), page 15.
- ^ "Eau Gallie Arts District Main Street program received national accreditation for 2020; many achievements", Brevard Business News, volume 38, number 27, (Melbourne, Florida, July 6, 2020), page 11.