J. O. Douglas House, Historic residence in Dunedin, Florida

The J. O. Douglas House is a T-shaped residence with two full stories plus an upper half-story, covered in horizontal wood siding. The structure rests on distinctive brick piers with lattice infill, and inside a central hallway connects three ground-floor rooms, with a separate one-story kitchen extension attached to the south side.

Built in 1880, the J. O. Douglas House is one of the oldest buildings in Dunedin and was home to one of the owners of an important early store in the pioneer community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979.

The house is named for J. O. Douglas, remembered as a co-owner of an early store that served the pioneer settlement of Dunedin. Its plain detailing, such as the flat sawn balusters and simple window trim, shows the unpretentious building habits of that community.

The house stands at 209 Scotland Street in Dunedin, Florida, on a lot reached by a white wooden ramp and a finial-topped white fence that lead up to the covered porch. The ground floor is organized around a central hall, with two rooms to the east and one to the west; the original one-story kitchen projects from the south rear elevation.

The house is one of the oldest buildings in Dunedin, and its earliest known owner held a share in an important early store of the pioneer community. The two dissimilar chimneys piercing the gable roof are a detail to look for from the street.