515 10th Avenue West
Palmetto, Florida
941-723-4991
Palmetto Historical Commission
The Palmetto Historical Commission is dedicated to
the preservation of historic buildings, documents and artifacts.
Many are a part of the Carnegie exhibits. The Historical Park is
owned by the City of Palmetto and is supported by the County and
State governments. The Historical Commission operates the Park buildings
in partnership with the City. It conducts educational programs and
tours upon request. It welcomes new members and guests to its business
meetings at 10:00 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month in the
Carnegie Library.
Membership dues for joining the Historical Commission
are:
Palmetto Historical Park
The Palmetto Historical Commission was organized
by the late Josephine Harrison and confirmed by the Palmetto City
Council in 1982 to save Palmetto's original post office from demolition.
The original post office was moved to the corner of 10th Avenue
and 6th Street. This site originally was the town's first city
hall, public school, Carnegie Library, municipal water plant and
fire station. In 1997, the Mayor and her Commissioners dedicated
the site as the Palmetto Historical Park. Since that time, three
additional buildings were relocated to this property. The recently
built Heritage Chapel and the Agricultural Museum are also on
this site.
Click
here for pictures of the buildings at the Palmetto Historical
Park.
