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Stranahan House

Address: 335 S.E. 6th Ave., at Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33301 | Map It
Phone: 954/524-4736
www.stranahanhouse.org

Category: Museums/Galleries
Location: Fort Lauderdale

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Fodor's Review:

The city's oldest residence, increasingly dwarfed by high-rise development, was once home for businessman Frank Stranahan, who arrived in 1892. With his wife, Ivy, the city's first schoolteacher, he befriended Seminole Indians, traded with them, and taught them "new ways." In 1901 he built a store and later made it his home. After financial reverses, he tied himself to a concrete block and jumped into New River, leaving his widow to carry on. Ivy died in 1971, and now her home (at various times a post office, general store, and restaurant) is a museum, with many period furnishings, and tours.

Cost: $12
Open: Wed.-Sat. 10-3, Sun. 1-3

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