Halifax Historical Museum

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Halifax Historical Museum
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Location within Volusia County
Established1984
Location252 South Beach Street
Daytona Beach, Florida
Coordinates 29°12′30″N81°01′04″W / 29.208386°N 81.017658°W / 29.208386; -81.017658
Type History [1]
DirectorHeather Files [1]
Website Halifax Historical Museum
Merchants Bank Building
Location Daytona Beach, Florida Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Built1910 and 1926
Architect W.B. Talley, Hall & Bond
Architectural style Greek Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 86000025 [2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 6, 1986

The Halifax Historical Museum displays local history from 5,000 BC to the present day in a National Register of Historic Places listed building designed by Wilbur B. Talley in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. [1] The museum is housed in the former Merchants Bank building (1910), [1] added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1986. It is located at 252 South Beach Street.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 MuseumsUSA. "Halifax Historical Museum, Daytona Beach, Florida", MuseumsUSA website, 2007. Retrieved on November 18, 2007.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.