Eau Gallie Historic District

The Eau Gallie Historic District is a historic district in Eau Gallie, Florida. It contains several old buildings. It also contains the Eau Gallie Arts District.

Advent Christian Church
Advent Christian Church
Advent Christian Church
Religion
RiteAdventism
Location
Location1598 Highland Avenue
Architecture
Completed1914[1]
MaterialsBrick

The Advent Christian Church is a U.S. church building located at 1598 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The original building was constructed in 1914 and a new building was constructed between 1946 and 1948 using a majority of the materials from the old church.[1] The church congregation initially formed on October 10, 1910 as the Second Advent Church.[1] Reverend H. V. Skipper organized the church and it contained 30 members by the time the church was built, including several families of the area.[1]

Ginter Building
Ginter Building
Detail of the facade
General information
Town or city1540 Highland Avenue
Completed1926[2]
ClientClifford Ginter[2]
Technical details
Size2 story[3]

The Ginter Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1540 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The building was constructed in 1926 by Clifford Ginter.[2] Over the years, it was used as an apartment building, a rescue mission house, a store, professional offices, and a nursery school.[2][3][4]

Karrick Building
Karrick Building
Oblique view of the Karrick Building
General information
Town or city1490 Highland Avenue
Construction started1924[3]

The Karrick Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1490 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The building was constructed in 1924 by Jesse Karrick and it was used as a general merchandise and grocery store until 1963.[5] Jesse Karrick was the first proprietor of the store and also served as the first fire chief of Eau Gallie.[5]

Old Eau Gallie Post Office

James Wadsworth Rossetter House

Winchester Symphony House

Roesch House

Foosaner Art Museum

Houston Pioneer Cemetery

Rossetter Park

Eau Gallie Arts District

The Eau Gallie Arts District is a fully accredited Florida Main Street Program, a program administered by the Division of Historical Resources at the Florida Department of State, and is a member of the National Main Street.[6] On June 18, 2020, it received its 10th year of accreditation as a Florida Main Street America, a recognition by the National Main Street Program.[7]

Notes
  1. Advent Christian Church Historical marker from Brevard County, mounted at the left side of the Advent Christian Church.
  2. Ginter Building Historical marker mounted at the right side of the Ginter Building.
  3. Rajtar, Steve. Eau Gallie Historical Trail, 1999. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
  4. Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. Melbourne: A Century of Memories (Melbourne, FL: National Printing, Inc., 1980), p. 72.
  5. Karrick’s Grocery Historical marker mounted at the front of the Karrick Building.
  6. Datzman, Ken. "Main Street program's four-point approach helps Eau Gallie Arts District thrive; much interest in commercial space availability; tourists from China check it out", Brevard Business News, volume 34, number 44 (Melbourne, Florida, 24 October 2016), page 15.
  7. "Eau Gallie Arts District Main Street program received national accreditation for 2020; many achievements", Brevard Business News, volume 38, number 27, (Melbourne, Florida, July 6, 2020), page 11.

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