List of Registered Historic Places in Polk County, Florida

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List of Registered Historic Places in Polk County in the U.S. state of Florida. This list is complete as of June 13, 2008.^[1]^[2]

	Landmark name	Date listed	Location	City or Town	Summary
1	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot	1990-08-31	325 South Scenic Highway 27°53′53″N 81°35′6″W / 27.89806, -81.585	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
2	Auburndale Citrus Growers Association Packing House	1997-07-17	214 Orange Street 28°3′47″N 81°47′29″W / 28.06306, -81.79139	Auburndale
3	Babson Park Woman's Club	1997-10-17	1300 North Scenic Highway 27°50′21″N 81°31′50″W / 27.83917, -81.53056 (Babson Park Woman's Club)	Babson Park
4	Bartow Downtown Commercial District	1993-05-18	Roughly bounded by Davidson and Summerlin Streets and Broadway and Florida Avenues	Bartow	Part of the Bartow MPS
5	Ephriam M. Baynard House	2001-11-10	208 West Lake Avenue 28°4′2″N 81°47′22″W / 28.06722, -81.78944 (Baynard, Ephriam M., House)	Auburndale
6	Beacon Hill-Alta Vista Residential District	1993-03-04	Roughly bounded by South Florida Avenue, West Beacon Road, West Belvedere Street and Cherokee Trail	Lakeland
7	Biltmore-Cumberland Historic District	2004-06-04	Roughly Bounded by South Ingraham Avenue, East Lime Street, Bartow Road, Hollingsworth Road, and McDonald Place	Lakeland
8	Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower	1972-08-21	3 miles north of Lake Wales 27°56′6″N 81°34′37″W / 27.935, -81.57694	Lake Wales	A National Historic Landmark
9	Lawrence Brown House	2001-01-04	470 Second Avenue 27°53′36″N 81°50′3″W / 27.89333, -81.83417 (Brown, Lawrence, House)	Bartow	Part of the Bartow MPS
10	B. K. Bullard House	1990-08-31	644 South Lakeshore Boulevard 27°53′41″N 81°34′40″W / 27.89472, -81.57778 (Bullard, B. K., House)	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
11	Casa De Josefina	1975-06-10	2 miles southeast of Lake Wales off US 27 27°51′53″N 81°34′18″W / 27.86472, -81.57167 (Casa De Josefina)	Lake Wales
12	Central Avenue School	1999-07-22	604 South Central Avenue 28°2′5″N 81°58′23″W / 28.03472, -81.97306 (Central Avenue School)	Lakeland
13	Old Central Grammar School	1994-03-17	801 Ledwith Avenue 28°6′12″N 81°37′29″W / 28.10333, -81.62472 (Central Grammar School, Old)	Haines City	Part of the Haines City MPS
14	Chalet Suzanne	1990-07-24	3800 Chalet Suzanne Drive 27°57′18″N 81°36′1″W / 27.955, -81.60028 (Chalet Suzanne)	Lake Wales
15	Christ Church	1976-05-06	526 North Oak 27°45′7″N 81°47′47″W / 27.75194, -81.79639 (Christ Church)	Fort Meade
16	Church of the Holy Spirit	1990-08-31	1099 Hesperides Road 27°53′38″N 81°33′54″W / 27.89389, -81.565 (Church of the Holy Spirit)	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
17	Cleveland Court School	1999-07-22	328 East Edgewood Drive 28°0′41″N 81°57′15″W / 28.01139, -81.95417 (Cleveland Court School)	Lakeland
18	John F. Cox Grammar School	1999-07-22	1005 North Massachusetts Avenue 28°3′22″N 81°57′13″W / 28.05611, -81.95361 (Cox, John F., Grammar School)	Lakeland
19	Davenport Historic District	1997-08-15	Roughly bounded by Suwannee and Orange Avenues, Palmento Street, and West Boulevard	Davenport
20	Dixie Walesbilt Hotel	1990-08-31	115 North First Street 27°54′7″N 81°35′24″W / 27.90194, -81.59 (Dixie Walesbilt Hotel)	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
21	Dixieland Historic District	1994-12-23	Roughly bounded by Walnut Street, Florida Avenue, Lake Hunter, Hartsell Avenue and Belvedere Street	Lakeland
22	Downtown Haines City Commercial District	1994-03-07	Roughly bounded by Hinson and Ingraham Avenues, and 4th and 7th Streets	Haines City	Part of the Haines City MPS
23	Downtown Winter Haven Historic District	2002-02-04	Roughly Avenue A NW, Avenue A SW, 3rd and 5th Streets	Winter Haven	Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS
24	Old Dundee ACL Railroad Depot	2001-07-30	103 Main Street 28°1′19″N 81°37′19″W / 28.02194, -81.62194 (Dundee ACL Railroad Depot, Old)	Dundee	Part of the Florida's Historic Railroad Resources MPS
25	East Lake Morton Residential District	1993-07-09	Roughly bounded by Orange Street, Ingraham Avenue, Palmetto Street, Lake Morton Drive and Massachusetts Avenue	Lakeland
26	El Retiro	1985-12-12	Mountain Lake off FL 17 27°56′16″N 81°34′10″W / 27.93778, -81.56944 (El Retiro)	Lake Wales
27	First Baptist Church	1990-08-31	338 East Central Avenue 27°54′2″N 81°35′1″W / 27.90056, -81.58361 (First Baptist Church)	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
28	Florida Southern College Architectural District	1975-06-11	McDonald and Johnson Avenues 28°1′52″N 81°56′48″W / 28.03111, -81.94667 (Florida Southern College)	Lakeland	Contains the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.
29	Fort Meade Historic District	1994-07-29	Roughly bounded by North 3rd Street, Orange Avenue, South 3rd Street and Sand Mountain Road	Fort Meade
30	Old Frostproof High School	1997-11-13	111 West First Street 27°44′40″N 81°31′57″W / 27.74444, -81.5325 (Frostproof High School, Old)	Frostproof
31	Griffin Grammar School	2007-06-05	3315 Kathleen Road 28°5′4″N 81°59′43″W / 28.08444, -81.99528 (Griffin Grammar School)	Lakeland
32	Old Haines City National Guard Armory	1994-03-02	226 South 6th Street 28°6′8″N 81°37′37″W / 28.10222, -81.62694	Haines City	Part of the Haines City MPS
33	Henley Field Ball Park	1997-05-23	1125 North Florida Avenue 28°3′24″N 81°57′23″W / 28.05667, -81.95639 (Henley Field Ball Park)	Lakeland
34	Benjamin Franklin Holland House	1975-04-03	590 East Stanford Street 27°53′39″N 81°50′23″W / 27.89417, -81.83972 (Holland, Benjamin Franklin, House)	Bartow
35	Homeland School	2007-02-02	249 Church Avenue 27°49′8″N 81°49′44″W / 27.81889, -81.82889 (Homeland School)	Homeland
36	Interlaken Historic Residential District	2002-03-28	Roughly bounded by North Shore Lake Howard, Southwest Shore Lake Mirror and Cannon-Howard Canal	Winter Haven	Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS
37	Holland Jenks House	1996-03-07	119 Raintree Court 28°7′6″N 81°47′39″W / 28.11833, -81.79417 (Jenks, Holland, House)	Auburndale
38	C. L. Johnson House	1989-09-21	315 East Sessoms Avenue 27°54′20″N 81°35′5″W / 27.90556, -81.58472 (Johnson, C. L., House)	Lake Wales
39	Lake Hunter Terrace Historic District	2002-12-20	Roughly Central Avenue, Greenwood Street, Ruby Street, and Sikes Boulevard	Lakeland
40	Lake Mirror Promenade	1983-01-27	Between Lemon Street and Lake Mirror Drive 28°2′38″N 81°57′6″W / 28.04389, -81.95167 (Lake Mirror Promenade)	Lakeland
41	Lake of the Hills Community Club	2000-03-24	41 East Starr Avenue 27°57′19″N 81°35′35″W / 27.95528, -81.59306 (Lake of the Hills Community Club)	Lake Wales
42	Lake Wales City Hall	1990-08-31	152 East Central Avenue 27°54′2″N 81°35′16″W / 27.90056, -81.58778 (Lake Wales City Hall)	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
43	Lake Wales Commercial Historic District	1990-05-10	Roughly bounded by Scenic Highway, Central Avenue, Market Street, and Orange Avenue	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
44	Lake Wales Historic Residental District	1997-08-08	Roughly bounded by the Seaboard Airline RR grade, CSX RR tracks, East Polk Avenue, South and North Lake Shore Boulevards	Lake Wales
45	Old Lakeland High School	1993-09-30	400 North Florida Avenue 28°2′55″N 81°57′30″W / 28.04861, -81.95833 (Lakeland High School, Old)	Lakeland
46	Mountain Lake Colony House	1991-02-22	East of FL 17, on north shore of Mountain Lake 27°56′12″N 81°35′34″W / 27.93667, -81.59278 (Mountain Lake Colony House)	Lake Wales
47	Mountain Lake Estates Historic District	1993-08-26	US 27A N of Lake Wales	Lake Wales
48	Munn Park Historic District	1997-11-03	Roughly bounded by East Bay Street, North Florida Avenue, East Orange Street, and East Main Street	Lakeland
49	North Avenue Historic District	2001-10-12	100 Block of North Avenue 27°54′35″N 81°35′28″W / 27.90972, -81.59111 (North Avenue Historic District)	Lake Wales
50	Northeast Bartow Residential District	1993-05-18	Roughly bounded by Jackson and First Avenues and by Church and Boulevard Streets	Bartow	Part of the Bartow MPS
51	Oak Hill Cemetery	2003-02-12	West Parker Street 27°53′36″N 81°50′53″W / 27.89333, -81.84806 (Oak Hill Cemetery)	Bartow	Part of the Bartow MPS
52	Oates Building	1995-07-28	230 South Florida Avenue 28°2′29″N 81°57′26″W / 28.04139, -81.95722 (Oates Building)	Lakeland
53	Old Polk County Courthouse	1989-08-07	100 East Main Street 27°53′48″N 81°50′35″W / 27.89667, -81.84306 (Polk County Courthouse, Old)	Bartow
54	Polk Hotel	1994-03-17	800-810 Hinson Avenue 28°6′24″N 81°37′27″W / 28.10667, -81.62417 (Polk Hotel)	Haines City	Part of the Haines City MPS
55	Polk Theatre and Office Building	1993-05-27	121 South Florida Avenue 28°2′35″N 81°57′28″W / 28.04306, -81.95778 (Polk Theatre and Office Building)	Lakeland
56	Pope Avenue Historic District	2001-12-07	Roughly Avenue A NW, Pope Avenue NW, 6th and 7th Sts NW	Winter Haven	Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS
57	Roosevelt School	2001-03-29	115 East Street N 27°54′39″N 81°35′44″W / 27.91083, -81.59556 (Roosevelt School)	Lake Wales
58	South Bartow Residential District	1993-05-18	Roughly bounded by Floral and First Avenues and Main and Vine Streets	Bartow	Part of the Bartow MPS
59	South Florida Military College	1972-07-24	1100 South Broadway 27°53′7″N 81°50′34″W / 27.88528, -81.84278 (South Florida Military College)	Bartow
60	South Lake Morton Historic District	1985-11-20	Bounded by Lake Morton Drive and Palmetto Street, Ingraham and Johnson Avenues, McDonald and Balmar Streets, and Tennessee Avenue	Lakeland
61	St. Mark's Episcopal Church	1994-03-17	102 North 9th Street 28°6′29″N 81°37′30″W / 28.10806, -81.625 (St. Mark's Episcopal Church)	Haines City	Part of the Haines City MPS
62	John J. Swearingen House	1982-05-13	690 East Church Street 27°53′52″N 81°50′10″W / 27.89778, -81.83611 (Swearingen, John J., House)	Bartow
63	Thompson and Company Cigar Factory	2002-08-09	255 North Third Street 27°53′52″N 81°50′0″W / 27.89778, -81.83333	Bartow	Part of the Bartow MPS
64	G. V. Tillman House	1990-08-31	301 East Sessoms Avenue 27°54′18″N 81°35′7″W / 27.905, -81.58528 (Tillman, G. V., House)	Lake Wales	Part of the Lake Wales MPS
65	Winston School	2001-12-20	3415 Swindell Road 28°3′25″N 82°0′50″W / 28.05694, -82.01389 (Winston School)	Lakeland
66	Winter Haven Heights Historic Residential District	2000-06-15	Roughly Lake Martha, 2nd Street NE, 5th Street NE, and Avenue A NE	Winter Haven	Part of the Winter Haven, Florida MPS
67	Woman's Club of Winter Haven	1998-08-10	660 Pope Avenue, Northwest 28°1′29″N 81°44′6″W / 28.02472, -81.735 (Woman's Club of Winter Haven)	Winter Haven	Part of the Clubhouses of Florida's Woman's Clubs MPS

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v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Florida

County seat: Bartow

Cities	Auburndale \| Bartow \| Davenport \| Eagle Lake \| Fort Meade \| Frostproof \| Haines City \| Lake Alfred \| Lakeland \| Lake Wales \| Mulberry \| Polk City \| Winter Haven

Towns	Dundee \| Hillcrest Heights \| Lake Hamilton

Villages	Highland Park

CDPs	Babson Park \| Combee Settlement \| Citrus Ridge \| Crooked Lake Park \| Crystal Lake \| Cypress Gardens \| Fussels Corner \| Gibsonia \| Highland City \| Inwood \| Jan Phyl Village \| Kathleen \| Lakeland Highlands \| Loughman \| Medulla \| Poinciana \| Wahneta \| Waverly \| Willow Oak \| Winston

Communities	Brewster