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The Campbell Furniture Building

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 5, 2017 by JeffJune 14, 2017

by Jeff Blakley The building which once stood on the southeast corner of Krome and N.W. 1st Street was built in 1921 by J. W. Conner for Archie J. Campbell, one of Thomas Alexander Campbell’s sons, for whom Campbell Drive … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Business, Homestead | Tagged Architecture, Buildings, Business, Campbell, Homestead, Krome Avenue | 2 Replies

History of the Homestead Town Hall

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on May 2, 2017 by JeffNovember 26, 2020

by Jeff Blakley The Town of Homestead was incorporated on January 27, 1913 but its officials had no municipal building in which to meet. They met at two different buildings before the Town Hall was built in 1917: Tatum’s Real … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Homestead | 2 Replies

Edward Stiling

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on April 5, 2017 by JeffDecember 6, 2020

By Jeff Blakley It is often noted that history is told by the victors. Those who don’t tell their stories are forgotten but those who do assume out-sized importance in the historical record. Such is the case with Edward Stiling, … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Florida East Coast Railway, Pioneers, Real Estate Speculation | 1 Reply

Charles H. Gossman – Early Pioneer Tales

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 15, 2017 by JeffApril 11, 2018

The following article appeared in the October 3, 1918 issue of the Homestead Enterprise and is re-published here because it will be of interest to many of you who subscribe to posts. The descendants of Charles H. Gossman married into … Continue reading →

Posted in Homestead, Redland | Tagged Black Point, Brinzell, Cutler, Krome, Pioneers, Redland, Silver Palm | 7 Replies

George W. Kosel

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 10, 2017 by JeffFebruary 11, 2017

I transcribed this document from a very fragile typescript that I found in the Town Hall Museum. Judging from the context, it appears that it was written prior to 1927, when the Seaboard Railroad arrived in Homestead. George Washington Kosel … Continue reading →

Posted in Redland | Tagged Anderson, Cast, Frederick, Jenkins, Nixon, Redland, Roberts, Seaboard Rail Road | 5 Replies

Lilburn R. Nixon – Early Pioneer Tales

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on February 6, 2017 by JeffMay 30, 2017

The following article, by Lilburn R. Nixon, appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on September 26, 1918. In March of 1902, Nixon claimed John Brinzel’s relinquishment of his homestead, which ran south and west from the intersection of Newton Rd. and … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida East Coast Railway, Homestead, Redland, Silver Palm | Tagged Anderson's Corner, Brinzell, Cape Sable, Krome, Silver Palm | 1 Reply

The Longview Women’s Club

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on September 18, 2016 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

by Jeff Blakley If you stop at Robert is Here, at the corner of Tower Road and Palm Drive west of Florida City to buy a milkshake or some of their other offerings and if you look very closely at … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City, Parks | Tagged Longview, Loveland, Royal Palm State Park | 2 Replies

The Women’s Industrial Club of Detroit

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on September 18, 2016 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley I ran across an article that appeared in the Homestead Enterprise on July 16, 1914, giving a history of the Women’s Industrial Club in Detroit. It was organized for social reasons as well as to promote the … Continue reading →

Posted in Florida City | Tagged Detroit, Women's Clubs | Leave a reply

The Founding of Royal Palm State Park

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 28, 2016 by JeffSeptember 28, 2016

An interesting project for someone to undertake would be an article exploring the role that the Women’s Industrial Club in Detroit played in the establishment of the Royal Palm State Park in 1916. An article that appears on the website … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks, Real Estate Speculation | Tagged Royal Palm State Park, Women's Clubs | 1 Reply

Rev. Joseph A. Kahl – Part 2

Historic Homestead Town Hall Museum Posted on June 14, 2016 by JeffMarch 28, 2018

By Jeff Blakley In part 1 of this series on the Reverend Joseph A. Kahl, I explored the early lives of Joseph and his future wife, Harriet Woodbury. I ended that post with their marriage, on August 20, 1908. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Florida City, Homestead, Newspapers | Tagged Burton, Free, Horne, Kahl, Krome, South Florida Banner, Tatum | 1 Reply

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