Seminole Rest, National historic house in Oak Hill, Florida.
Seminole Rest, also called Snyder Hill or Oak Hill, is a two-story house with pale yellow horizontal siding, a dark shingled roof and a brick chimney at the centre of the roof. A covered porch spans the lower level and a balcony with white railings runs across the upper level, with dark shutters flanking the windows. It stands on a low foundation in Oak Hill, on the western shore of Mosquito Lagoon within Canaveral National Seashore.
Seminole Rest was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1997. The site, also recorded as Snyder Hill, Oak Hill or Live Oak Hill, lies east of State Road 5 on the western shore of Mosquito Lagoon and forms part of Canaveral National Seashore. The two-story house with its two-level porch and balcony stands on the oak-covered rise above the water.
Seminole Rest is also known as Snyder Hill, Oak Hill or Live Oak Hill, names recorded for the rise on the western shore of Mosquito Lagoon. The property lies within Canaveral National Seashore, and the house with its two-level porch and balcony stands on that oak-covered hill above the water.
The property has boat launches, parking, restrooms, and picnic areas available for visitors. Informational displays are set throughout the grounds to help explain the site's historical background.
The site is also recorded as Snyder Hill, Oak Hill and Live Oak Hill, names tied to the oak-covered rise above Mosquito Lagoon. It lies east of State Road 5 on the lagoon's western shore, inside Canaveral National Seashore, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1997.
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