Sebring Downtown Historic District, Historic district in Sebring, Florida.
Sebring Downtown Historic District is a 22-building district laid out around Circle Park, a circular central park, along Circle Drive and Ridgewood Drive between Mango Street and Magnolia Avenue. The buildings face the circle and the surrounding blocks, and the district also takes in nearby National Register landmarks such as the Kenilworth Lodge, the Highlands County Courthouse and the Santa Rosa Hotel.
The district was designed in 1912 based on a circular city plan created by founder George E. Sebring. Most buildings were constructed in the early 1920s and the area gained National Register status in 1990.
Circle Park sits at the centre of the district, and the surrounding blocks hold the Children's Museum of the Highlands and the Highlands Museum of the Arts, both listed as non-contributing assets. The museums occupy former commercial buildings rather than purpose-built galleries, so their rooms open directly onto the historic streetscape.
The district runs along Circle Drive and Ridgewood Drive between Mango Street and Magnolia Avenue, with Circle Park at its centre, so the 22 historic buildings can be walked in one loop. Several National Register buildings stand just outside the boundary, among them Central Station, Kenilworth Lodge and the Highlands County Courthouse.
The district was laid out around Circle Park, a central circular green that guided the master plan; the surrounding streets follow that ring. Within and near it stand individually listed buildings such as Central Station, Kenilworth Lodge, the Highlands County Courthouse and the Santa Rosa Hotel, alongside the First National Bank Building.
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