Ocala Marion County
Learn about some of the many historic buildings in the Ocala Marion County area.
Dunnellon.
Boomtown Historic District 1887-1920. 105
buildings, 70 of historical interest. Frame Vernacular and Bungalow predominate.
A small, mainly residential district whose period of significance was when the
town was the center of hard-rock phosphate mining. Public and Private. N.R.
1988.
East Lake Weir. James Riley
Josselyn House 13845 Alt. U.S. 27. c. 1895. Frame Vernacular, Colonial
Revival elements. 2 and a half stories. Original owner was one of Marion
County's most successful citrus growers. Josselyn came from Massachusetts. Most
citrus growers of the area came from the North. Private. N.R. 1993.
East Lake Weir. Lake Weir Yacht Club New York Ave.
1913. Frame Vernacular. 1 story. Center of recreation for early settlers in the
area, many of whom were citrus grove owners. Area also attracted many visitors
from the North in the winter. Club still operates. Private. N.R. 1993.
McIntosh. McIntosh Historic
District 1885-1930. 38 blocks in area. Predominant structures are 2-story
Frame and Masonry Vernacular buildings, many with Victorian, Gothic, and Queen
Anne stylistic influences. A number of bungalows built in early 20th century.
Town developed as a citrus and vegetable center following the completion of the
Florida Southern Railroad to it. N.R. 1983.
Ocala. Coca-Cola Bottling
Plant 939 N. Magnolia Ave. 1939. Mediterranean Revival. Courtney Stewart,
architect. 2 stories, masonry, stuccoed, corner 3-story entrance tower, tile
roof. Private. N.R. 1979.
Ocala. Marion Hotel 108 N. Magnolia Ave.
1927. Mediterranean Revival. Peebles and Ferguson, architects. 7 stories, with
flanking 2-story wings, masonry, stuccoed, red tile roof. One of the last
remaining Mediterranean Revival buildings of the 1920s within the county.
Private. N.R. 1980.
Ocala. Mount Zion AME Church 623 S. Magnolia
Ave. 1891. Masonry Vernacular. Levi Alexander, Sr., architect. 1 story, brick,
with a 2-story pyramidal roofed tower. Important center for social and civic
functions of the black community. The only surviving brick 19th-century
religious structure in Ocala. Private. N.R. 1979.
Ocala. Ocala Historic District
1880-1930. Total area of 173 acres. Various Revival styles, Frame Vernacular,
and bungalows. Notable structure is the Dunn Residence, 416 SE Fort King Ave.,
ornate Queen Anne. The district was associated with many of the most prominent
residents of Ocala during its formative period. N.R. 1984.
Ocala. Ritz Apartments 1205 E. Silver
Springs Blvd. 1925. Mediterranean Revival. Frederick T. Uezzell, architect. 4 2
and a half story buildings connected by a 1-story wing. Masonry, stuccoed,
balconies with wrought-iron rails. The apartments introduced a new architectural
style to Ocala during the Florida land boom; one of the first
apartment complexes in the city. Private. N.R. 1986.
Ocala. EC Smith House507
NE 8th Ave. 1894. Queen Anne Revival. 2 stories. Excellent example of this
architectural style. House has been owned by only 2 families since constructed.
Private. N.R. 1990.
Oklawaha. TR Ayer House
11885 SE 128th Place. c. 1885. Queen Anne Revival. 2 and a half stories. Best
example of Queen Anne Revival in rural Marion County. Located along the north
side of Lake Weir, it is one of a number of surviving homes of early citrus
grove owners. Private. N.R. 1993.
Oklawaha. General Robert Bullock House SE
119th Ct. 1885. Vernacular with Classical elements. 2 stories. An excellent
example of a Vernacular building with many Classical elements. Located on Lake
Weir, a site for many fine homes of early citrus growers in the county. Private.
N.R. 1993.
Vicinity of Oklawaha. Alfred Ayer House on
U.S. 441A. c. 1885. Frame Vernacular with Classical Revival elements. 2 stories.
Excellent example of Classical Revival style as applied to a simple vernacular
form. Original owner was one of the pioneer citrus growers in the county.
Private. N.R. 1993.
Orange Springs. Orange
Springs Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery S.R. 315 and Church St.
c. 1852, 1867. Frame Vernacular. Only structure remaining from town's earliest
period. Oldest extant church in Marion County. Local materials used. Private.
N.R. 1988.
Orange Springs. James W Townsend House NW
corner of Main and Spring Sts. 1912. Frame Vernacular. Owner was instrumental in
developing the turpentine industry in central Florida during the latter part of
the last century. Owner was also a banker, rancher, and grove owner. Private.
N.R. 1988.
