Eau Gallie Historic District

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The Eau Gallie Historic District is a historic district in Eau Gallie, Florida. It contains several old buildings. It also contains the Eau Gallie Arts District.

Advent Christian Church

Advent Christian Church
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Advent Christian Church
Basic information
Location 1598 Highland Avenue
Architectural description
Completed 1914[1]
Specifications
Materials Brick

The Advent Christian Church is a U.S. church building located at 1598 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The original building was constructed in 1914 and a new building was constructed between 1946 to 1948 using a majority of the materials from the old church.[1] The church congregation initially formed on October 10, 1910 as the Second Advent Church.[1] Reverend H. V. Skipper organized the church and it contained 30 members by the time the church was built, including several families of the area.[1]

Ginter Building

Ginter Building
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Detail of the facade
General information
Town or city 1540 Highland Avenue
Completed 1926[2]
Client Clifford Ginter[2]
Technical details
Size 2 story[3]

The Ginter Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1540 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The building was constructed in 1926 by Clifford Ginter.[2] Over the years, it was used as an apartment building, a rescue mission house, a store, professional offices, and a nursery school.[2][3][4]

Karrick Building

Karrick Building
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Oblique view of the Karrick Building
General information
Town or city 1490 Highland Avenue
Construction started 1924[3]

The Karrick Building is a historic U.S. building located at 1490 Highland Avenue, Eau Gallie, Florida. The building was constructed in 1924 by Jesse Karrick and it was used as a general merchandise and grocery store until 1963.[5] Jesse Karrick was the first proprietor of the store and also served as the first fire chief of Eau Gallie.[5]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Advent Christian Church Historical marker from Brevard County, mounted at the left side of the Advent Christian Church.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ginter Building Historical marker mounted at the right side of the Ginter Building.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rajtar, Steve. Eau Gallie Historical Trail, 1999. Retrieved on February 05, 2008.
  4. Melbourne Chamber of Commerce. Melbourne: A Century of Memories (Melbourne, FL: National Printing, Inc., 1980), p. 72.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Karrick’s Grocery Historical marker mounted at the front of the Karrick Building.