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Gamble Plantation Historic State Park
Ellenton
Built in 1846 by Unknown.
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Gamble Mansion, built between 1843 and 1850, has a very interesting and unique history. During the lifetime of this majestic edifice, it has been a home, a Confederate Commissary Agency, a hide-out, a fertilizer warehouse, and finally the greatest duty of all -- a Repository of Florida Southern History and Artifacts. This building is also the ‘oldest existing structure’ in Manatee County and the ‘last antebellum mansion’ on Florida's West coast. On August 12, 1970, the mansion was placed on the prestigious list - U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Return to: Florida Top 100 Building Survey
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