Melbourne Village in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Original Melbourne Village Hall
Photographed By Jamie Cox, February 13, 2012
1. Original Melbourne Village Hall Marker
This community hall was constructed, circa 1941, as a barracks on the Banana River Naval Air Station. Following World War II, the Naval Air Station became Patrick Air Force Base. In 1948, this building was declared surplus, and sold to the American Homesteading Foundation (AHF), located in Melbourne Village, Florida. The building was barged down the Banana River and Indian River to Melbourne and trucked on the then two-lane U.S. Route 192 to this location. As the center of Village life, the Hall was used for AHF Trustee meetings and annual AHF Membership meetings. It was also used for square dancing, life saving and first aid classes, Women's Guild activities, study groups for organic gardening, art and drama, plus children's crafts, drama, and story time programs. From 1957 until 1963, it provided office space for the newly incorporated Town of Melbourne Village. After 1963, it was used for recreational activities and the Village Men's Club. In 1996, the Town of Melbourne Village Historic Preservation Commission began a campaign to restore this historic landmark. The Town of Melbourne Village with the support of a grant from Brevard County
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Erected 2005. (Marker Number F-542.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Entertainment • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 28° 5.091′ N, 80° 39.884′ W. Marker is in Melbourne Village, Florida, in Brevard County. Marker is on Hall Drive. Marker is located at the end of Hall Drive which is a dirt road as of 2012. Hall Drive can be reached from Dayton Boulevard off of US 192. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Melbourne FL 32904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Hernandez-Capron Trail (approx. one mile away); Union Cypress Railway (approx. 1.3 miles away); Naval Air Station Melbourne (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lincoln Hotel (approx. 2.3 miles away); Land Yacht Port-O-Call (approx. 2.3 miles away); Holy Trinity (approx. 2.6 miles away); Florida Institute of Technology (approx. 2.8 miles away); Little Red Schoolhouse (approx. 2.9 miles away).
Additional keywords. NAS
Photographed By Jamie Cox, February 13, 2012
2. Original Melbourne Village Hall
Formerly a barracks at NAS Banana River
Photographed By Jamie Cox, February 13, 2012
3. Original Melbourne Village Hall
Photographed By Jamie Cox, February 13, 2012
4. Hester Wagner Community House
aka Melbourne Village Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2012, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. This page has been viewed 818 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 17, 2012, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
