The Van Brunt House (also known as the Morris House) is a historic home in Miccosukee, northeastern

Leon County, Florida Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census, the population was 292,198. The county seat is Tallahassee, which is also the state cap ...

, US.

Location

Van Brunt House is located on State Road 59, north of the junction with Moccasin Gap Road. On February 27, 1997, it was added to the US National Register of Historic Places.

History and construction

The home was constructed in 1911 by Richard A. Van Brunt, a

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who owned and operated a country general store in Miccosukee. It is a

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d vernacular building with a symmetrical facade. There is a central main door with

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and side lights. It has a side gabled roof with dominant gable returns. Further, it has two

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s that serve six fireplaces. The gable returns were possibly borrowed from the Methodist Church and

Averitt-Winchester House The Averitt-Winchester House (also known as the Lee House) is a historic house located on the west side of State Road 59 (Florida), State Road 59, south of the Moccasin Gap-Cromartie Road junction in Miccosukee, Florida, Miccosukee, Florida, Un ...

. Van Brunt and his neighbor, Dr. Strickland, were from the Iamonia community, where Van Brunt ran a successful general store and cotton business. His business was also moved to Miccosukee but it was short-lived. Van Brunt died in 1914 and his widow continued in life by boarding teachers employed at the Concord School.Tallahassee Free Net, Cotton Tour: Van Brunt-Morris House
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Historic buildings and structures in Leon County, Florida Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Leon County, Florida History of Leon County, Florida Houses in Leon County, Florida Houses completed in 1911 {{LeonCountyFL-NRHP-stub