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| H. S. Williams House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne[1] |
| Location | 1219 Rockledge Drive Rockledge, Florida |
| Construction started | 1880[1] |
| Governing body | Brevard County[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | Three Story |
| Website | |
| Lawndale House Museum website | |
The H. S. Williams House, known as Lawndale, is a historic U.S. home that was located at 1219 Rockledge Drive, Rockledge, Florida. Hiram Smith Williams built the house in 1880 after moving to the area in 1874 from Alabama.[1] Williams grew citrus, founded the Brevard Telephone Company, and served as a Florida State Senator.[2] The second floor of the home, which was above the kitchen was used as a schoolroom for children, and was one of the first schools in the county.[1][2] Brevard County purchased the home in 1989 and restored it.[1] In 2012, the Preservation and Education Trust from Rockledge raised money to convert the historic home house into a museum,[2] which opened to the public for guided tours in December 2020.[3]
The house is located in the Rockledge Drive Residential District, in the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), page 18.
- 1 2 3 Berman, Dave. "Group hopes to turn house into museum", Florida Today, Space Coast section, (Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today, 1 October 2012), pages B1 & B3.
- ↑ "After 20 years of restoration, historic Lawndale in Rockledge opens this weekend for tours". Florida Today. 10 December 2020.
- ↑ "Rockledge Drive Residential District", National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, NPS Form 10-900, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1992. Note: see section on the H. S. Williams House on page 8.