Palmetto Historic District


Palmetto Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

James Dixon House - Built 1917
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Location	Roughly bounded by Twenty-first Ave., Seventh St., Fifth Ave., and the Manatee River, Palmetto, Florida
Coordinates	27°30′53″N 82°34′41″W / 27.51472°N 82.57806°W / 27.51472; -82.57806
Area	156 acres (63 ha)
Built	1902
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman, Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	86003166 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 6, 1986

The Palmetto Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district, bounded by Twenty-first Avenue, Seventh Street, Fifth Avenue, and the Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[1] The district includes the Palmetto Historical Park and the various historical buildings and museums it contains. It also includes the 1930-built building of the Palmetto Women's Club, which was listed on the National Register earlier in 1986. And it includes the 1914-built Carnegie library whose construction was a major accomplishment of the 1900-founded women's club.

In 1985, the 156 acres (63 ha) area included 292 buildings, 208 of which were deemed contributing buildings. The 84 non-contributing ones are not terribly instrusive, as they "generally respect the setback, scale and proportions of the contributing buildings."^[2]