Fish Cabin at White Rock Shoals

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Fish Cabin at White Rock Shoals
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Fish cabin over the water at White Rock Shoals
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Fish Cabin
Location in Florida
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Fish Cabin
Location in the United States
LocationSouth end of Pine Island in Pine Island Sound
Nearest city St. James City, Florida
Coordinates 26°32′41″N82°7′19″W / 26.54472°N 82.12194°W / 26.54472; -82.12194 Coordinates: 26°32′41″N82°7′19″W / 26.54472°N 82.12194°W / 26.54472; -82.12194
BuiltBefore 1930
Built by Punta Gorda Fish Co.
Architectural style Vernacular
MPS Fish Cabins of Charlotte Harbor MPS [1] (64500105)
NRHP reference No. 91000398
Added to NRHP11 April 1991 [2]

The Fish Cabin at White Rock Shoals is a historic fish cabin near St. James City, Florida.

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Description and history

The fish cabin is located at the south end of Pine Island in the Pine Island Sound. It was built before 1930 by the Punta Gorda Fish Co. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as part of a multiple property submission of fish cabins in Charlotte Harbor. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System  Fish Cabins of Charlotte Harbor MPS (#64500105)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System  Fish Cabin at White Rock Shoals (#91000398)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  3. Taylor, Tulie W.; Cook, Gladys (11 Apr 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fish Cabin at White Rock Shoals". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 10 Feb 2020. With 2 photos by Thomas Keisel from 1989.
  4. Taylor, Tulie W.; Cook, Gladys (10 Apr 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Fish Cabins of Charlotte Harbor". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 10 Feb 2020.

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