The Ocala Historic District is a

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(designated as such on January 12, 1984) located in

Ocala, Florida Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida. Home to ...

. It encompasses , and is bounded by Broadway, Southeast 8th Street, Silver Springs Place, Southeast 3rd, 13th, and Watula Avenues. It contains 220 historic buildings. Development for the original residential properties had started sometime in 1880 and continued to 1930, with the most construction invoked by the Florida boom in 1910. The oldest part of the neighborhood is on the King Street, which then sprawled eastbound. Architectural style reflecting the boom includes

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s, contrasted to the Queen Anne Revival style on the older streets including the King.

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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs - Marion County
Ocala, Florida National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida 1984 establishments in Florida {{MarionCountyFL-NRHP-stub