The Eglin Field 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 22 October 1998) located near

Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 20,922, up from 19,507 in 2010. It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview− Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

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. The district is on

Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) base in the western Florida Panhandle, located about southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County. The host unit at Eglin is the 96th Test Wing (formerly the 96th Air Base Wing). The ...

, and is bounded by Barranca, Choctawhatchee, 4th, and "F" Avenues. It contains 20 historic buildings.

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Okaloosa County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

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Eglin Air Force Base
Geography of Okaloosa County, Florida Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Okaloosa County, Florida {{OkaloosaCountyFL-NRHP-stub