- May-Stringer House
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May-Stringer House
Location: Brooksville, Florida Built: 1855[2][3] Architectural style: Queen Anne[2][3] NRHP Reference#: 97000210[1] Added to NRHP: March 8, 1997 The May-Stringer House is a historic building in Brooksville, Florida, United States. It is located at 601 Museum Court. On March 8, 1997, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is home to the May-Stringer Heritage Museum.
May-Stringer Heritage Museum
The May-Stringer Heritage Museum, also known as the Hernando Heritage Museum, is located at the May-Stringer House. It contains over 10,000 artifacts in the War Room with items from the American Civil War to the Vietnam War, The Doctor’s Officer with vintage medical items, Kitchen and other Living Area with antique household items, and the School Room which replicates an old school.
References
- ^ "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Hernando County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-20. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Hernando/state.html.
- ^ a b "Hernando County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20. http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=hernando.
- ^ a b "May-Stringer Heritage Museum". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-02-20. http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=287&type=t&index=16.
Reputed to have a few spirits.Mainly the little girl Jessie May who died at 3 years old and her mother who died after childbirth.The medical equipment is original/and or donated by hospitals in the areas of oder times.
External links
- Hernando Heritage Museum (official website)
- May-Stringer Heritage Museum. Information from the Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog on the Florida Department of State website.
Coordinates: 28°33′21″N 82°22′54″W / 28.55581°N 82.38162°W
Categories:- Houses in Hernando County, Florida
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Museums in Hernando County, Florida
- History museums in Florida
- Military and war museums in Florida
- American Civil War museums in Florida
- Historic Florida architecture 1989 AIA survey listings in Hernando County
- Florida Registered Historic Places building and structure stubs
- Florida museum stubs
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