Van Brunt House
Encyclopedia
The Van Brunt House is a historic home in Miccosukee
, northeastern Leon County, Florida
, US.
, north of the junction with Moccasin Gap Road. On February 27, 1997, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places
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who owned and operated a country general store
in Miccosukee. It is a wood framed vernacular building with a symmetrical facade. There is a central main door with transom
and side lights. It has a side gabled roof with dominant gable returns. Further, it has two chimney
s that serve six fireplace
s. The gable returns were possibly borrowed from the Methodist Church and Averitt-Winchester House
. Van Brunt and his neighbor, Dr. Strickland, were from the Iamonia community
, where Van Brunt ran a successful general store and cotton business. His business was also moved to Miccosukee but it was short-lived. Van Brunt died in 1914 and his widow continued in life by boarding teachers employed at the Concord School
.
Miccosukee, Florida
Miccosukee is a historical small unincorporated community in northeastern Leon County, Florida, United States. It is located at the junction of County Road 59 and County Road 151...
, northeastern Leon County, Florida
Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...
, US.
Location
Van Brunt House is located on State Road 59State Road 59 (Florida)
State Road 59 runs north to south through the eastern Florida Panhandle, with a northern terminus at US 90 near Lloyd, and a southern terminus at US 98 in rural Jefferson County....
, north of the junction with Moccasin Gap Road. On February 27, 1997, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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History and construction
The home was constructed in 1911 by Richard A. Van Brunt, a merchantMerchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
who owned and operated a country general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
in Miccosukee. It is a wood framed vernacular building with a symmetrical facade. There is a central main door with transom
Transom (architectural)
In architecture, a transom is the term given to a transverse beam or bar in a frame, or to the crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it. Transom is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece...
and side lights. It has a side gabled roof with dominant gable returns. Further, it has two chimney
Chimney
A chimney is a structure for venting hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the...
s that serve six fireplace
Fireplace
A fireplace is an architectural structure to contain a fire for heating and, especially historically, for cooking. A fire is contained in a firebox or firepit; a chimney or other flue allows gas and particulate exhaust to escape...
s. The gable returns were possibly borrowed from the Methodist Church and Averitt-Winchester House
Averitt-Winchester House
The Averitt-Winchester House is a historic home in Miccosukee, Florida, United States. It is located on the west side of State Road 59, south of the Moccasin Gap-Cromartie Road junction. On November 15, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external...
. Van Brunt and his neighbor, Dr. Strickland, were from the Iamonia community
Iamonia, Florida
Iamonia is an extremely small unincorporated community located in the northernmost part of Leon County, Florida, United States at the intersection of US 319 and State Road 12 also called Iamonia Cut-Off.-History:...
, where Van Brunt ran a successful general store and cotton business. His business was also moved to Miccosukee but it was short-lived. Van Brunt died in 1914 and his widow continued in life by boarding teachers employed at the Concord School
Concord School (Miccosukee)
Concord School was a school constructed in 1894 for African-American children located in Miccosukee, in eastern Leon County, Florida, USA.-History:...
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