Florida - Indian River County
Indian River County Florida has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge and Spanish Fleet Survivors and Salvors Camp Site, Driftwood Inn and Restaurant, Fell, Marian, Library and Fellsmere Public School.

The famous person Waldo Sexton is associated with one of more of the Indian River County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Indian River County places including Axel Hallstrom, Bruce P. Kitchell, F.H. Trimble, Waldo Sexton, W.H. Reinsmith, et al. Kennard and Sons, W. Lyman Phillips, Corydon Nourse, W.H. Garns and Hatcher & Funke. Prominent architectural styles found in Indian River Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival and Modern Movement.

Driftwood Inn and Restaurant (added 1994 - - #94000751)
Also known as The Breezeway;Site #8IR00787
3150 Ocean Dr. , Vero Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Sexton, Waldo
Significant Year:
1947, 1935
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
More Information:
Fell, Marian, Library (added 1996 - - #96001059)
63 N. Cypress St. , Fellsmere
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Fellsmere Public School (added 1996 - - #96001368)
22 S. Orange St. , Fellsmere
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sanders, A.F., Trimble, Frederick H.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Education, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
First Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1996 - - #96001521)
31 N. Broadway , Fellsmere
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nourse, Corydon
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Gregory, Judge Henry F., House (added 1994 - - #94000540)
2179 10th Ave. , Vero Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
MacDaniel, W. F., Kitchell, Bruce P.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hallstrom House (added 2002 - - #02000605)
Also known as Hallstrom Farmstead, 8IR0385
1723 SW Old Dixie Highway , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hallstrom, Axel
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, European, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Hausmann, Theodore, Estate (added 1997 - - #97000230)
4800 16th St. , Vero Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Heiser, Frank and Stella, House (added 2017 - - #100001862)
11055 138th Avenue, Fellsmere
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Heiser, Frank William
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1943 AD
Indian River County Courthouse (added 1999 - - #99000768)
Also known as IR615
2145 14th Ave. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hensick, William & Son, Garns, W.H. & Sons
Architectural Style:
Moderne, Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Jungle Trail (added 2003 - - #03000700)
Also known as State Road 252, Old A-1-A/8IR121
Bet. Old Winter Bch Rd. and FL A-1-A on Orchid Island , Orchid
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
Lawson, Bamma Vickers, House (added 1990 - - #90001116)
Also known as 8 IR 149;Lawson House;Parris Lawson House
1133 US 1 , Sebastian
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office
More Information:
Maher Building (added 1994 - - #94001274)
Also known as Site File No. 8IR439
1423 20th St. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Department Store
More Information:
McKee Jungle Gardens (added 1998 - - #97001636)
350 US 1 , Vero Beach
Rklawton, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Reinsmith, W.H., Phillips, W. Lyman
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
Old Palmetto Hotel (added 1991 - - #91001650)
Also known as Charlton Apartments;Regent Court Apartments
1889 Old Dixie Hwy. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Old Town Sebastian Historic District East (added 2003 - - #03000728)
Main and Washington Sts., Riverside Dr., FEC Railroad , Sebastian
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Old Town Sebastian Historic District, West (added 2004 - - #03001364)
Bounded by Palmetto Ave, Lake and Main Sts. , Sebastian
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Osceola Park Historic Residential District (added 2013 - - #12001196)
Bounded by 20th & 18th Sts., 20th & 23rd Aves., Vero Beach
Dminvero, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (added 1966 - - #66000265)
E of Sebastian in the Indian River , Sebastian
Clarkbhm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
More Information:
Pueblo Arcade (added 1997 - - #97000211)
2044 14th St. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Blackford and Davis
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Royal Park Arcade (added 1998 - - #98000925)
Also known as Parkway Plaza
1059 21st St. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vero Beach Construction Co., Hatcher & Funke
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
Sebastian Grammar and Junior High School (added 2001 - - #01000889)
Also known as Sebastian City Hall; IR 142, Sebastian Elementary School
1225 Main St. , Sebastian
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wallen, W.H., Hatcher, William Wesley & Funke L.S.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
More Information:
Smith, Archie, Wholesale Fish Company (added 1994 - - #94001275)
Also known as Site File No. IR00083
1740 Indian River Dr. , Sebastian
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Spanish Fleet Survivors and Salvors Camp Site (added 1970 - - #70000186)
Also known as Sebastian Inlet State Park
Address Restricted , Sebastian
BotMultichill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Transportation, Military
Cultural Affiliation:
None Listed
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Treasure Hammock Ranch Farmstead (added 2013 - - #13000900)
8005 37th St., Vero Beach
Pietro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Sexton, Waldo E.
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Vero Beach Community Building, Old (added 1993 - - #92001746)
Also known as Vero Beach Service Center;Vero Beach Physical Arts Center;8I
2146 14th Ave. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Garns,W.H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Vero Beach Diesel Power Plant (added 1999 - - #99000252)
Also known as City of Vero Beach Municipal Power Plant
1246 19th St. , Vero Beach
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Public Works
Current Function:
Government
More Information:
Vero Beach Woman's Club (added 1995 - - #95000051)
Also known as Site File No. IR441
1534 21st St. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Library
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse
More Information:
Vero Railroad Station (added 1987 - - #86003560)
Also known as Vero Beach Railroad Station
2336 Fourteenth St. , Vero Beach
Rklawton, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Florida East Coast Railroad
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Vero Theatre (added 1992 - - #92000421)
Also known as Florida Theatre;Theatre Plaza;8IR621
2036 14th Ave. , Vero Beach
Jellymuffin40, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Trimble,F.H.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
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