Winchester Symphony House

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Winchester Symphony House
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General information
Type Wood
Architectural style Florida Cracker [1]
Location 1500 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, Florida
Coordinates 28°07′53″N80°37′40″W / 28.13128°N 80.6278°W / 28.13128; -80.6278 Coordinates: 28°07′53″N80°37′40″W / 28.13128°N 80.6278°W / 28.13128; -80.6278
Construction started 1886 [2]
Technical details
Floor count 2

Winchester Symphony House is a historic home located in the Eau Gallie-section of Melbourne, Florida. The house was built in 1886. [3] William Treutler, director of the State Bank of Eau Gallie and hotel proprietor in Eau Gallie, built the house. [1] [4] Brevard County and the State of Florida list this building as a historic site. [2] Currently, the house serves as the headquarters for the administrative staff of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra. [2] [3]

Eau Gallie is a section of the city of Melbourne, Florida, located on the city's northern side. It was an independent city in Brevard County from 1860 until 1969.

Melbourne, Florida City in Florida, United States

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Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.

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References

  1. 1 2 Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), p. 20.
  2. 1 2 3 Brevard Symphony Orchestra. "History of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra", Brevard Symphony Orchestra website. Retrieved on November 29, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Marcum, Dianne (2007). Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach & Florida's Space Coast: Great Destinations. Countryman Press. pp. 81 & 94. ISBN   978-1-58157-079-3.
  4. ↑ Shofner, Jerrell H. History of Brevard County, Volume 2 (Stuart, FL, 1996), pp. 132-133.


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