Amelia Island Museum of History
Location within Florida | |
Location | 233 South Third Street Fernandina Beach, Florida |
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Coordinates | 30°40′04″N 81°27′50″W / 30.66765°N 81.46378°W |
Type | Archaeology, Culture, History, Library[1] |
Website | Amelia Island Museum of History |
Nassau County Jail | |
Area | 1 acre (0 ha) |
Built | 1938 |
Architect | Roy A. Benjamin |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 09000927[2] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 2009 |
The Amelia Island Museum of History is located at 233 South Third Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida. It houses exhibits focusing on the history of Nassau County, Florida and is situated inside the old Nassau county jail.[1] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 2009.[2]
Photos[]
Corner view
Secure jail door
Sign
Side door
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Amelia Island Museum of History Fernandina Beach, Florida". MuseumsUSA website. 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links[]
- Amelia Island Museum of History (official website)
- Amelia Island Museum of History. Information from Amelia Island Now On Line website.
- Amelia Island Museum of History Fernandina Beach, Florida. Museum Info webpage from MuseumUSA.org.
- Media related to Amelia Island Museum of History at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- History museums in Florida
- Museums in Nassau County, Florida
- Prison museums in Florida
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States
- Government buildings completed in 1938
- National Register of Historic Places in Nassau County, Florida
- Fernandina Beach, Florida
- Florida museum stubs
- First Coast Region, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs