The Munn Park Historic District is a

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historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

(designated as such on November 3, 1997) located in Lakeland,

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. It is named in honor of the city's founder,

Abraham Munn Abraham Munn (1818 – 1910) was the founder of the city of Lakeland, Florida. Hailing originally from New Jersey, Munn gained notoriety as a producer of agricultural implements, through Munn & Company, in Louisville, Kentucky. This company wa ...

. 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.

Gallery

File:Lakeland Munn Park Hist Dist plaque01.jpg, Informational plaque File:Lakeland Munn Park Hist Dist statue01.jpg, Confederate statue File:Lakeland Munn Park Hist Dist Old City Hall01.jpg, Old city hall File:Lakeland Munn Park Hist Dist Coke Bldg02.jpg, Old Coca-Cola building, now home to the fire department

References

2. Yesterday's Lakeland, 1976

External links

Polk County listings
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National Register of Historic Places
Lakeland, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida {{PolkCountyFL-NRHP-stub