Julee Cottage

Coordinates: 30°24′32″N 87°12′40″W / 30.409025°N 87.211085°W / 30.409025; -87.211085
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Julee Cottage, built c. 1805
Interior of the Julee Cottage (2008) fireplace
Interior of the Julee Cottage (2008) fireplace
Interior of the Julee Cottage (2008) bedroom
Interior of the Julee Cottage (2008) bedroom

Julee Cottage is an historic home built in c. 1805 and located in the

Historic Pensacola Village (within the Pensacola Historic District) at 210 East Zaragoza Street in Pensacola, Florida, U.S..[1][2] [3] The building serves as the home of the Black History Museum of West Florida (or Center for Black Heritage).[3][4]

Pensacola Historic District is registered in the United States National Register of Historic Places since September 29, 1970.[5]

History

The Julee Cottage was built in Pensacola from

Creole cottages in Louisiana.[2][6]

One of the building's earliest owners was Julee Panton, a free woman of color.

freedmen and sold baked goods and candles. According to legend, she purchased the freedom of enslaved African Americans.[1] The cottage was sold to another freedwoman named Angelica and was later passed on to other black families.[6]

The cottage has been relocated from its original site in order to preserve it,

State Archives of Florida.[7] The Black History Museum of West Florida (or Center for Black Heritage) hosts an exhibition of old documents and photographs to tell the story of Black life in Pensacola in the 19th century.[3]

Other notable homes in the Pensacola Historic District include the Dorr House, and the Lavalle House.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Appleyard, John (May 12, 2019). "Julee Cottage offers special glimpse into Pensacola history". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "Julee Cottage". Historic Pensacola. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ Nylander, Chorus (2020-07-24). "Recent T.T Wentworth's KKK history findings considered for Julee Cottage museum". WEAR News 3. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  5. ^ "Pensacola Historic District #70000184". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
  6. ^ a b c "Julee Cottage a Tribute to History". Orlando Sentinel. September 8, 1989. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  7. ^ "Three Children Talking with an African American Family at the Julee Cottage - Pensacola, Florida". Florida Memory, State Archives of Florida.
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