The Braden Castle Park Historic District is a

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(designated as such on May 9, 1983) located in Bradenton,

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. The district is bounded by the Manatee and

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s, Ponce DeLeon Street, and Pelot Avenue. It contains 192 historic buildings and 3 structures. The historic district contains ruins of the 1850 Braden House, a house of

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owned by Joseph Braden.

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Bradenton, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Manatee County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida {{ManateeCountyFL-NRHP-stub