Lawrence Brown House, Bartow

Name: Lawrence Brown House
Address: 470 L. B. Brown Avenew, Bartow, 33830, United States
Telephone: +1 863-534-0100

#2 among attractions in Bartow

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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The Lawrence Brown House, better known as the L.B. Brown House, is the home built by Lawrence Bernard Brown a self-made businessman, community leader, and master carpenter. It may be the only home built by a former enslaved person left in Florida. The house "stands as a living testimony to one person's triumph over adversity." ()

Coordinates: 27°53'36"N, 81°50'3"W

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470 L. B. Brown AvenewBartow 33830 United States

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+1 863-534-0100

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Lawrence Brown House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Polk County Historical Museum, Old Polk County Courthouse, Oak Hill Cemetery, Bartow Art Guild.

0.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Polk County Historical Museum, Bartow
16 min walk • The Polk County History Center is located at 100 East Main Street, Bartow, Florida. The museum consists of exhibits presenting local and regional history, and is located in the historic Old Polk County Courthouse.
0.7 miNW
Tower
Old Polk County Courthouse, Bartow
18 min walk • The Old Polk County Courthouse is an historic courthouse in Bartow, Florida, located at 100 East Main Street. It was ostensibly designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Edward Columbus Hosford. On August 7, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
0.8 miW
Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery, Bartow
21 min walk • The Oak Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Bartow, Florida. It is located on West Parker Street. On February 12, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. People interred there include Confederate General Evander M. Law.
~1940 ftNE
27°53'50"N • 81°49'48"W
Bartow Art Guild, Bartow
10 min walk • Museum
~1800 ftW
Vernacular architecture, Shingle style architecture
Benjamin Franklin Holland House, Bartow
9 min walk • The Benjamin Franklin Holland House is a historic home in Bartow, Florida. It is located at 590 East Stanford Street. Benjamin Franklin Holland was the father of Spessard Holland, one of Florida's governors as well as a United States senator representing the state.

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Nearby attractions include Benjamin Franklin Holland House, Bartow (9 min walk), Bartow Art Guild, Bartow (10 min walk), Polk County Historical Museum, Bartow (16 min walk), Old Polk County Courthouse, Bartow (18 min walk).