Enterprise in Volusia County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Florida United Methodist Children's Home

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 21, 2014

1. Florida United Methodist Children's Home Marker

Inscription. The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home was established here in 1908 as the Florida Methodist Orphanage. Children come from situations of abuse, neglect, broken and dysfunctional families, abandonment and other troubling circumstances. This institution began with the acquisition of one building, eight town lots and a tract of 40 acres of land purchased for $1,250. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the State of Florida on June 3, 1908. In 1939 the name was changed to The Florida Methodist Children’s Home, and renamed The Florida United Methodist Children’s Home in 1971. The site features three buildings—Brinkley Hall, built in 1923, Hardin Hall, 1926-27 and Randall Hall, built in 1933. Hardin Hall, the campus centerpiece, was renovated in 1980 and 1998. For a century the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home has operated to care for children in need.
A Florida Heritage Site

Erected 2008 by The Florida United Methodist Children's Home and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-656.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion

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& Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1908.

Location. 28° 52.06′ N, 81° 16.012′ W. Marker is in Enterprise, Florida, in Volusia County. It is on Main Street north of Lakeshore Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is at the brick gate entrance to the Children's Home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 Main Street, Deltona FL 32725, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Raid on Enterprise: The Sugar Mill Raid (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Enterprise (approx. ¼ mile away); Tropical Florida

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, June 29, 2016

2. Florida United Methodist Children's Home Marker

(approx. 1.1 miles away); Green Springs Park (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Thunder of Enterprise (approx. 1.2 miles away); The DeBary Connection (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Enterprise Midden (approx. 1.2 miles away); Delicate Green Waters (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enterprise.

Florida United Methodist Children's Home Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, May 21, 2014

3. Florida United Methodist Children's Home Entrance

Marker is on the right out of the picture.

Florida United Methodist Children's Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, June 29, 2016

4. Florida United Methodist Children's Home

Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 703 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on July 19, 2016, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4. submitted on July 19, 2016, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.