LaRoe Family Homestead Historic District
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LaRoe Family Homestead Historic District is a historic district
in Eustis, Florida
, near the corner of West County Road 44 and East Orange Avenue. It consists of a complex of buildings, nine of which (constructed between 1880 and 1949) are contributing properties to the district. They include the primary residence and various farm buildings. The architecture in the district is a combination of Late 19th and 20th Century Revival and Colonial Revival
. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on June 29, 2009.
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 29, 2009 and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of July 19, 2009.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in Eustis, Florida
Eustis, Florida
Eustis is a city in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 15,106 at the 2000 census. The Census Bureau estimated the population in 2008 to be 19,129. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, near the corner of West County Road 44 and East Orange Avenue. It consists of a complex of buildings, nine of which (constructed between 1880 and 1949) are contributing properties to the district. They include the primary residence and various farm buildings. The architecture in the district is a combination of Late 19th and 20th Century Revival and Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 29, 2009.
The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 29, 2009 and the listing was announced as the featured listing in the National Park Service's weekly list of July 19, 2009.