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Avon Park. AVON PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT. 1912-1935. 20 buildings, 16 of historical interest. Masonry Vernacular, Neo-Classical and Art Deco styles. Main Street Mall is the most significant feature of the district. The mall was laid out between 1920 and 1927. Numerous trees and monuments dot this mall. Public and Private. N.R. 1990.
Lake Placid. OLD LAKE PLACID A.C.L. RAILROAD DEPOT. 19 Park, W. 1926. Masonry Vernacular. 1 story. The building is covered by a gable roof and is distinguished by a loggia on 3 elevations. The station now functions as a museum of railroading and local history. Public. N.R. 1993.
Sebring. CENTRAL STATION. (Sebring Fire Station). 1927. Art Deco. William J. Heim, architect. 2 stories. Flat roof with steeped parapet and a prominent 4-story domed hose drying tower. First fire station in Florida of this style and served as model for several others. Private. N.R. 1989.
Sebring. ELIZABETH HAINES HOUSE. 605 Summit Drive. 1928. 2 stories. Stucco, with barrel-tile roof. Among the last of the "grand" residences of Sebring to be built. Elizabeth Haines, a wealthy Massachusetts widow, built the first house as a winter home. Private. N.R. 1993.
Sebring. EDWARD HAINZ HOUSE. 155 W. Center Ave. 1919. Bungalow and Craftsman styles. 2 stories. Japanese influence in design, including peaked truss work and in roof lines. House became an important model for Sebring residential architecture during the 1930s. Design was derived from the "bengali bangla," a house style used as a wayside shelter for British travelers in India during the 18th and 19th centuries. Private. N.R. 1989.
Sebring. HARDER HALL. 3300 Golfview Dr. 1927. Spanish Colonial Revival. William Manley King, architect. 7 stories. Rough stucco finished facade, arcaded loggias at various elevations, barrel-tile roof. A popular resort hotel of the 1920s. Private. N.R. 1990.
Sebring. HIGHLANDS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. 430 S. Commerce Ave. 1926. Classical Revival. Fred Bishop, architect. 3 stories. Colossal portico in the Ionic order. Built as an expression of confidence in the economic future of the county. Public. N.R. 1989.
Sebring. OLD SEABOARD AIR LINE DEPOT. E. Center Ave. 1924. Masonry Vernacular. 1 story. A common design for a railroad station of that period. The railroad provided Sebring with a far higher degree of access to northern visitors than previously. Private. N.R. 1990.
Sebring. SEBRING DOWNTOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT. 1916-1927. 27 buildings, 22 of historical interest. Masonry Vernacular, Classical Revival. One of the distinguishing features of the district is the curvilinear facades of the main buildings that surround the central circular park. Private. N.R. 1990.
Sebring. H. ORVEL SEBRING HOUSE. 483 S. Lake View Dr. 1919. Spanish Colonial Revival. M. Leo Elliot, architect. 2 stories. Smooth stucco finishing, red-clay barrel-tile roof, numerous archways. The owner, Sebring, aided in attracting settlers to the community. He was the son of the city's founder. Private. N.R. 1989.
Sebring. PAUL L. VINSON HOUSE. 309 N. Lake View Dr. 1920. Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival. 2 stories. Primarily Mission style with Spanish Colonial and Art Deco elements in the design. Private. N.R. 1989.
