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Preservation and Education Trust
"Preserve
the Past, Educate the Future"
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The
Williams house Today
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Lawndale,
the historic Williams Homestead, is a very important
part of Central Florida and Brevard County heritage
both architecturally and historically. It is one of
the last remaining examples of Queen Anne architecture
in the county, located on the Indian River Lagoon
and accessed by the historic river road, a National
Register Historic District in Rockledge, Florida.
Rockledge is a residential community about 40 miles
east of Orlando.
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Williams
House, April 1902
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H.S.
Williams - On left with hand on stairs;
Margaret Cornelia Williams - H.S.'s wife,
on top of stairs; John Caldwell Williams
- H.S.'s brother, on right at bottom of
stairs
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The
builder of the house, H.S. Williams, moved his family
to this area in 1874, the construction of the house
was completed in 1880. Williams became the first Postmaster
in Rockledge, served as County Treasurer, was a member
of the first School Board and was the first State
Senator to represent Brevard County. One of the first
schoolrooms in the county was located in the second
floor. Many of the original furnishings and artifacts
are available and will be used in furnishing the structure
once renovated.
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