Brandon in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Brandon Homestead

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Brandon Homestead Marker

Inscription. In 1876 James H. Brandon, son of town founder John Brandon and wife Martha, built this large two-story frame home for his wife Johanna and their seven children. They loved entertaining guests in their Folk Victorian southern mansion.

In 1901 William and Doc Estelle Brandon Varnedoe purchased the home. About 1912 Edward Linsley bought it and from 1946 to 1955 his daughter's family, the Walter Clayton's lived here. In 1960, with financial backing from John "Rudy" Williams, Dick Stowers' dream commenced when they purchased and converted it into a funeral home. "The facade and basic floor plan of the original L-shaped house has been preserved." This structure remains a central image for Brandon today.

Erected 1990 by Dedicated in Honor of the Brandon Centennial, Donated by the Dick Stowers Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 27° 56.239′ N, 82° 17.402′ W. Marker is in Brandon, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is on Brandon Boulevard (State Road 60), on the right when traveling east. Located opposite Knights Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brandon FL 33511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Brandon Masonic Lodge No. 114, F. & A.M. (approx. ¼ mile away); Brandon School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hillsborough County's Confederate Monument (approx. half a mile away); Brandon Family Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Memoria In Aeterna, 1911 (approx. half a mile away); Limona (approx. 1.6 miles away); Iraq Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 5.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brandon.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 10, 2010

2. Brandon Homestead Marker

Brandon Homestead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 10, 2010

3. Brandon Homestead

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 4,132 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.