Munn Park Historic District

Historic district in Florida, United States

United States historic place


Munn Park Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

One of the entrances to the park
28°2′37″N 81°57′17″W / 28.04361°N 81.95472°W / 28.04361; -81.95472
Area	650 acres (2.6 km²)
NRHP reference No.	97001228^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1997

The Munn Park Historic District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on November 3, 1997) located in Lakeland, Florida. It is named in honor of the city's founder, Abraham Munn. The district is bounded by East Bay Street, North Florida Avenue, East Orange Street, and East Main Street. It contains 48 historic buildings and 1 object.

The central feature of the district is Munn Park. On June 3, 1910, the Daughters of the Confederacy erected a Confederate monument in the center of the park. It was removed March 22, 2019.^[2]

Gallery

Informational plaque
Confederate statue
Old city hall
Old Coca-Cola building, now home to the fire department

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Lakeland's Confederate statue is finally coming down".

2. Yesterday's Lakeland, 1976