Martin County Historic Preservation Month

2016 Schedule of Events

* Denotes Structure on the Martin County Register of Historic Landmarks ** Denotes Structure on the National Register of Historic Places and the Martin County Register of Historic Landmarks For information on the Martin County Historic Preservation Board and Historic Preservation Month visit www.martin.fl.us 4/20/16

4/30 Saturday 6:30pm, A Night at the Apollo, Fundraiser for the Historic Apollo School (1924) - Tickets: $35 per person

The Apollo School Foundation will host a fundraiser with an art auction, wine, and music at the

only surviving two-room schoolhouse in Martin County at 9141 SE Apollo Street, Hobe Sound. The ticket

cost is $35 per person. Contact: 772-546-5272 or visit www.apolloschool.org

May Thurs-Sat 1pm, Tours of the Historic Seminole Inn**(1926) by Jonnie Wall Flewelling & Iris Wall - FREE

Tours of the Inn, built by S. Davies Warfield and lovingly restored by the Wall family, every Thursday,

Friday, and Saturday in May at 1pm, 15885 SW Warfield Blvd. in Indiantown. Contact: 772-597-3777

5/2 Monday 5pm-6pm, Kick-Off for Historic Preservation Month 2016 at the Stuart Heritage Museum - FREE

A gathering to celebrate Historic Preservation Month at the historic Stuart Feed Store (1901), 161 SW

Flagler Ave. in Stuart, with speakers from Martin County, the City of Stuart & the Town of Sewall’s Point. A

plaque will be given to Mabel Witham to commemorate placement of her house on the Martin County

Register of Historic Landmarks. Refreshments will be served. Contact: 772-220-4600 or 772-214-9768

5/4 Wednesday 10am and 11am, Tour of the Historic Mansion at Tuckahoe*(1938) – FREE

Tour the historic home of Coca-Cola Heiress Anne Bates Leach in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian

River Drive, Jensen Beach. Contact: Thomas Gerace at 772-530-1529

5/4 Wednesday 12pm, Colonial Dames Dedicate Historic Marker at the Historic Captain Sewall House* - FREE

The Lord Baltimore Chapter of the Colonial Dames XXVII Century will dedicate an historic marker at the

Captain Sewall House (circa 1889) in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach.

Refreshments will be served. Contact:772-288-4306

5/4 Wednesday 12pm-2pm, Learn the Story of Captain Henry Sewall’s Home*(circa 1889) with Sandra Thurlow - FREE

The Captain Sewall House in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, will be

open to the public from 12pm-2pm. Local historian Sandra Thurlow will be on hand to tell its story. Bruce

and Barbara Osborn will portray Captain and Mrs. Sewall in period costume. Contact: 772-463-3201

5/5 Thursday 7pm, The St. Lucie River Crisis In Historical Perspective, Lecture by Author Nathaniel E. Osborn - FREE

Geoffrey C. Smith Galleries, 4545 SE Dixie Hwy, Port Salerno. Contact:772-221-8031 or 772-214-9768

5/9 Monday 7pm, “Fishing Heritage of Port Salerno” Lecture by John Hennessee - FREE

Fish House Art Center and Gallery, 4745 SE DeSoto Ave, Port Salerno. Contact: 772-631-0443

5/10 Tuesday 1:30pm, Martin County Commission Proclaims May Historic Preservation Month - FREE

Commission Chambers, 2401 SE Monterey Road, Stuart. Information: 772-221-1329 or www.martin.fl.us

5/10 Tuesday 10am, Lecture on Native Plants of Historical Significance, and Open House, at House of Refuge - FREE

The House of Refuge (1876) Museum, Martin County’s oldest building, will host a lecture and open house

at 301 SE MacArthur Blvd on Hutchinson Island. Master Gardner Ann McCormick will lecture from 10am-

11am. Due to size restrictions, reservations are required for the lecture. The same day, the House of

Refuge Museum will be open to the public from 10am-3:30pm with guided tours. Contact: 772-225-1875

5/10 Tuesday 7pm, Lecture by the Thurlow Family on 3 Generations of Attorneys In Martin County - FREE

Local historian Sandy Thurlow and her family will reflect on the history of the Thurlow Family at the

Stuart Heritage monthly meeting at Flagler Place, 201 SW Flagler Avenue in Stuart. Contact: 772-220-4600

5/11 Wednesday 12pm-2pm, Learn the Story of Captain Henry Sewall’s Home*(circa 1889) with Sandra Thurlow - FREE

The Captain Sewall House, 1707 NE Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, will be open from 12pm-2pm.

Local historian and author Sandra Thurlow will be on hand to tell its story. Contact: 772-463-3201

5/12 Thursday 5:30pm, Lecture by Alice Luckhardt on Pioneer Life and Places in Early Jensen and Stuart - FREE

Jensen Beach Christian Church (1912),* 1980 NE Church St., Jensen Beach. Contact: 772-214-9768

5/13 Friday 12pm, “The Early Flower Industry in Martin County” Lecture by Fred Burkey - FREE

Martin County Extension Agent at Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road, Stuart. Contact: 772-221-1329

Martin County Historic Preservation Month

2016 Schedule of Events

* Denotes Structure on the Martin County Register of Historic Landmarks ** Denotes Structure on the National Register of Historic Places and the Martin County Register of Historic Landmarks For information on the Martin County Historic Preservation Board and Historic Preservation Month visit www.martin.fl.us 4/20/16

5/14 Saturday 10am, Archaeological Tour of Mount Elizabeth With Will Ghioto, President of SEFAS - FREE

A tour of this prehistoric archaeological site is sponsored by the Southeast Florida Archaeological Society.

Meet at pavilion adjacent to the Mansion at Tuckahoe in Indian Riverside Park. Contact: 772-221-1329

5/14 Saturday 4pm-6pm, The History of the Clifton “Possum” Long Nature Center - FREE

Visit the historic Audubon house, parts of which came from old Camp Murphy, and tour the grounds.

Sponsored by Audubon of Martin County,621 SE Palm Beach Road in Stuart. Contact: 772-349-2702

5/14 Saturday 11am-1pm, Open House at Salerno Colored School*(circa 1930) & Mrs. Williams School Screening - FREE

The historic Salerno Colored School, a one-room schoolhouse built during the era of segregation, will be

open to the public at 4455 SE Murray Street in New Monrovia Park. At noon, there will be a screening of

the recently released MCTV Documentary Mrs. Williams School in which former students of esteemed

educator Costella Williams share their recollections of her and the schoolhouse. Contact: 772-221-1329

5/16 Monday 6pm, The Story of the Notorious Ashley Gang in Martin County - Video Lecture by Alice Luckhardt - FREE

Local historian Alice Luckhardt will tell the story of the notorious Ashley Gang and answer questions at the

Blake Library, 2351 SE Monterey Road in Stuart. Contact: 772-221-1329

5/18 Wednesday 10am and 11am, Tour of the Historic Mansion at Tuckahoe**(1938) - FREE

Tour the historic home of Coca-Cola Heiress Anne Bates Leach in Indian Riverside Park, 1707 NE Indian

River Drive, Jensen Beach. Contact: Thomas Gerace at 772-530-1529

5/18 Wednesday 12pm-2pm, Learn the Story of Captain Henry Sewall’s Home* (circa 1889) with Sandra Thurlow - FREE

The Captain Sewall House, 1707 NE Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, will be open from 12pm-2pm.

Local historian and author Sandra Thurlow will be on hand to tell its story. Contact: 772-463-3201

5/19 Thursday 10am-11am, Attorney and Author Rick Crary Will Give a Tour of the Historic Crary House (1925) - FREE

Tour the historic home of Evans Crary Sr., Martin County’s first Speaker of the Florida House, with his

grandson and author of A Treasure We Call Home, Rick Crary, at 171 SW Flagler Ave. in Stuart.

Reservations, and sign in at the Stuart Heritage Museum next door, are required. Contact: 772-220-4600

5/21 Saturday 11am, Historic Plaque Dedication at the Seminole Inn** (1926) in Indiantown - FREE

Ceremony to unveil the bronze plaque commemorating the placement of the historic Seminole Inn, built

by S. Davies Warfield in 1926 and lovingly restored by the Wall family, on the Martin County Register of

Historic Landmarks will be held at 15885 SW Warfield Blvd. in Indiantown. Contact: 772-221-1329

5/21 Saturday 11:30am, Historic Preservation Board Awards Luncheon at the Seminole Inn**(1926) - Cost: $15

Celebrate Historic Preservation Month 2016 and the Preservationists of the Year Award

The Martin County Historic Preservation Board will honor the 2016 Preservationist of the Year, Harold

Markey, at an Awards Luncheon at the Seminole Inn, 15885 SW Warfield Blvd. in Indiantown.

Reservations and payment of the $15 cost should be made with the Inn at 772-597-3777 by May 19th.

5/25 Wednesday 12pm-2pm, Learn the Story of Captain Henry Sewall’s Home* (circa 1889) with Sandra Thurlow - FREE

The Captain Sewall House, 1707 NE Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, will be open from 12pm-2pm.

Local historian and author Sandra Thurlow will be on hand to tell its story. Contact: 772-463-3201

5/28 Saturday Heritage Day Sponsored by Stuart Main Street and the Stuart Heritage Museum - FREE

Spend the day touring some vintage locations in historic Downtown Stuart. Guides will be available to

present the fascinating history of each location. Contact: Stuart Heritage Museum at 772-220-4600

5/30 Monday Memorial Day Parade and Dedication of a Plaque in Honor of Larry Brown - FREE

After the Memorial Day Parade, which begins at 10am on East Ocean Blvd and ends in Memorial Park, the

City of Stuart will recognize Stuart native Larry Brown, a U.S. military soldier killed in Vietnam, with the

dedication of a plaque in his honor around noon. Contact: 772- 220-4127 or info@stuartparades.com