Melrose Historic District
Roughly bounded by Seminole Ridge Rd., Grove St., South St., Quail St., and Melrose Bay, Melrose, FLThe Melrose Historic District is locally significant in the area of Exploration and Settlement as part of the Melrose community which still reflects the original town plan as platted in 1877, and the areas which developed as winter retreats for Northerners through 1929. The district is significant as a collection of primarily vernacular buildings which show the influence of architectural styles which were popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. There are a few high-style examples.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.