This guided tour is offered at 6pm on second Tuesdays of each month from September-April. Take a stroll around the Lake Mirror promenade while delving into Lakeland’s History with LuAnn Mims, Special Collections Librarian, Lakeland Public Library. You…
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Experience the legacy of former slave Lawrence Brown who became a self-taught, highly successful business leader. The Historic L.B. Brown House is owned and operated by the Neighborhood Improvement Corporation of Bartow, Inc (NIC), a nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c)(3)…
Join Polk County History Center staff on alternating tours of Oak Hill Cemetery, and the Evergreen and Palm Cemeteries. They serve as the earliest cemeteries in Bartow, and each site is home to pioneering families and legendary leaders.…
Meet at the historic Polk County Courthouse in Bartow, on the third Saturday of the month at 11am to take an architectural tour of the iconic building that houses the Polk County History Center. Learn about the neoclassical…
The tour begins in the downtown area, continues to six locations in the city’s government center, and finishes with residential areas before returning to City Hall. A full walking tour, led by a docent, is available by appointment.…
Frostproof Historical Society’s downtown walking tour features six buildings by renowned Tampa architect M. Leo Ellion. The tour is approximately 1.5 miles and features 51 buildings. Guided tours are available by appointment. Contact Bea Reifeis at (863) 635-2523…
Gene Leedy, a founding father of the “Sarasota school” of architecture, chose to make Winter Haven his home in 1954 when commissioned that year to build the Sparrow House. It was his first work in the quiet Polk…
A great place to begin your journey along the History and Heritage Trail is in the Polk County History Center. Located in the Old Polk County Courthouse in downtown Bartow, the History Center has been enriching Polk County’s…
December 11, 2019 @ 11:00 a.m. ET Join Nikki Estes, South Arts’ Director of Presenting and Touring, for an overview of our Performing Arts Touring and Literary Arts Touring grants. These programs, with deadlines in March and May…