Newberry Historic District
Roughly bounded by NW Second Ave., NW Second St., Lucile St., & NW Ninth St., Newberry, FLThe city of Newberry Historic District is significant because it contains within its boundaries an intact commercial district, residential neighborhood, and public and institutional buildings which were typical in small Florida towns early in the twentieth century. Established in the 1890s as a phosphate boom town, Newberry survived as an agricultural community. The boom of the 1920s and post-World War II expansion have had little impact on Newberry's Historic District.
Local significance of the district:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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.