Capt. Francis A. Hendry House

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Capt. Francis A. Hendry House
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Location512 Fraser Street,
LaBelle, Florida, United States
Coordinates 26°45′56″N81°26′50″W / 26.76556°N 81.44722°W / 26.76556; -81.44722
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1914 [1]
ArchitectBenjamin F. Magill,
John H. Magill
Architectural style Frame vernacular [1]
NRHP reference No. 98000061 [2]
Added to NRHP5 February 1998 [2]

The Capt. Francis A. Hendry House is a historic residence, built in 1914 at 512 Fraser Street in LaBelle, Florida, United States. The frame vernacular house was built for Capt. Francis A. "Berry" Hendry, a military officer in the Cow Cavalry of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, the city of LaBelle's founder, and the county namesake. It is the only surviving building associated with Hendry in the county. [1]

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It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1998. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hendry County listings". flheritage.com. Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "Hendry, Capt. Francis A., House". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Capt. Francis A. Hendry House". National Park Service . Retrieved February 22, 2024. With accompanying pictures

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