Braden Castle Park Historic District, Historic district near Manatee River, Florida.

Braden Castle Park Historic District is a residential community near the Manatee River with roughly 190 buildings and structures spanning from the mid-1800s to early 1900s. The area contains homes, outbuildings, and other structures that reflect how the settlement evolved over time.

The district's namesake is the 1850 Braden House, a two-story house of tabby built by Joseph Braden. Its ruins stand within the district, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983. The district contains 192 historic buildings and 3 structures.

The name Braden Castle comes from Joseph Braden's 1850 house, whose tabby ruins still stand inside the district. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1983, and takes in 192 historic buildings and 3 structures between the Manatee and Braden Rivers, Ponce DeLeon Street and Pelot Avenue.

The district is a residential neighborhood, not a site with public visiting hours; its 192 historic buildings and 3 structures are private homes and outbuildings. The tabby ruins of the 1850 Braden House stand within the district, bounded by the Manatee and Braden Rivers, Ponce DeLeon Street and Pelot Avenue. View the streets and ruins from public roads.

The ruins belong to the 1850 Braden House, a two-story house of tabby built by Joseph Braden, not a castle. Tabby is a concrete made by burning oyster shells to lime and mixing it with sand, water and whole shells. The district was listed on the National Register on May 9, 1983, with 192 historic buildings and 3 structures.