Historical Markers and War Memorials in Stuart, Florida
Stuart is the county seat for Martin County
Stuart is in Martin County
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It was New Year's Day 1916 and many locals took the ferry to the big Palm City picnic. They were soon called back when someone looked across the St. Lucie to see smoke billowing on the horizon and yelled, "Stuart is burning down!"
And sure . . . — — Map (db m193628) HM
On SW St. Lucie Avenue at SW Seminole Street on SW St. Lucie Avenue.
Have you ever had a vacation that was so great you didn't want to go home? That's what happened to President Grover Cleveland when he visited Stuart in 1899. The President had such a good time fishing here that he bought a lot just north of where . . . — — Map (db m193644) HM
On SE Palm Beach Road south of SE Ocean Boulevard (Florida Road A1A), on the right when traveling north.
Back in the 1900s, Stuart locals were a healthy lot, and thanks to balmy temperatures, endless sunshine, and salty air, visiting northerners often found they regained their good health too. No wonder the entire region came to be known as “a healing . . . — — Map (db m193671) HM
On SE Krueger Creek Place at SE Ocean Boulevard (Florida Road A1A), on the right when traveling south on SE Krueger Creek Place.
A lasting monument to the original settlers and
early pioneers of Potsdam (now Stuart) Florida
Annie (Speirs) and Albert Krueger
This property has been listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States . . . — — Map (db m193689) HM
On SW St. Lucie Avenue at SW Osceola Street, on the left when traveling north on SW St. Lucie Avenue.
Visible behind you, Stuart's water tower rises above the tree line as you gaze down historic Osceola Street.
The water tower was constructed in 1959. The American flag first appeared encircling the tank as suggested by the Martin County High . . . — — Map (db m193648) HM
Near NW Dixie Highway north of SW Albany Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Thee pilings are the remains of the Florida East Coast Railway freight dock, once a center of local commerce for many years. Fish and pineapples were shipped from Stuart by the boxcar load.
In 1918, when the first auto-bridge spanned the St. . . . — — Map (db m226363) HM
On Southwest Flagler Avenue, 0.1 miles north of SW St Lucie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Listed on the Stuart Historic Register on December 4, 2018.
Certificate of Designation-Resolution No. 13-2018 (CRA)
Geo. W. Parks General Merchandise was constructed by George Washington Parks in 1901, when Stuart (originally named . . . — — Map (db m226358) HM
On Southwest Flagler Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Built in 1901, this is one of the best examples of early 20th century wood frame vernacular style commercial buildings left in south Florida.
The second story served as the Parks family home in later years. The store evolved into a hardware . . . — — Map (db m226367) HM
Near Southeast MacArthur Boulevard, 1.4 miles south of Southeast Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A), on the left when traveling south.
The iron-hulled Italian bark Georges Valentine was built in 1869 at Liverpool, England. She was wrecked here in a storm on October 16, 1904, while bound from Pensacola to Buenos Aires with a load of lumber. Five members of her twelve-man crew . . . — — Map (db m112173) HM
On Southeast MacArthur Boulevard, 1.4 miles south of Southeast Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A), on the left when traveling south.
Only one remaining of nine on Florida east coast commissioned in 1875 for the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Keepers provided shelter, food, clothing, and transportation to survivors of shipwrecks and storms at sea. In U.S. Coast Guard Service through . . . — — Map (db m112172) HM
On Southeast MacArthur Boulevard, 1 mile south of Northeat Plantation Road, on the left when traveling south.
Europeans arriving at Hutchinson Island in the 16th century found the island populated by hundreds of Native Americans living in settlements bordering both the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River.
The rich marine environment provided these . . . — — Map (db m106588) HM
On South East Dixie Highway (State Road A1A) at Southeast Delmar Street, on the right when traveling north on South East Dixie Highway.
Built in 1925 by R.l. Robb Construction Co. for the Golden Gate Development Company, this building is one of Martin County's most distinctive historical structures. The two-story, trapezoidal building was designed in the Mission/Mediterranean . . . — — Map (db m136029) HM
On SW 3rd Street at SW Akron Avenue, on the right when traveling west on SW 3rd Street.
Travelers arriving in Stuart in the late 1800's knew they had reached a civilized town when they saw the steeple of Stuart's first church standing next to the railroad in the Potsdam Subdivision. Built in 1895, the 12-member congregation represented . . . — — Map (db m193635) HM
On SE Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) at SE Denver Avenue, on the right when traveling east on SE Ocean Boulevard.
The Peter Montague & Lord Baltimore
Chapters of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century mark this Martin County Court House to commemorate the historical significance of this site to Martin County, Florida and its people. Built in . . . — — Map (db m193667) HM
On Southwest Flagler Avenue, 0.1 miles north of SW St Lucie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1903 Noah parks built this house for his family shotly after his brother George Parks constructed the General Merchandise Store.
In November of 1908 Noah Parks contracted a fatal illness and died, leaving his widow Mildred and seven children . . . — — Map (db m226359) HM
On SW Flagler Avenue at SW St. Lucie Avenue, on the right when traveling east on SW Flagler Avenue.
Look behind you. The two-story building with the elaborate faux stone exterior is the Feroe Building. Built in 1913, this was the home of the Stuart Drug Company – and Stuart's first pay phone!
Installed on April 9, 1915, calls from the phone . . . — — Map (db m193656) HM
Near Southwest Flagler Avenue, 0.1 miles north of SW St Lucie Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the Brave Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who were killed of wounded in combat while serving and protecting our Great Country. — — Map (db m226361) WM
On Southeast Ocean Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
In Memory of those men and women who honorably and faithfully served their country in the armed forces of the United States of America, in the preservation of freedom and justice for all; their sacrifices, faith in God and country, shall be . . . — — Map (db m226415) WM