Pritchard House, Historic residence in Titusville, United States

Pritchard House is a two-story wood-framed Queen Anne residence at 424 South Washington Avenue. Its walls are clad in wood fishscale shingles, and a conical tower with a finial stands at the southeast corner, supported by white columns. A canted two-story porch with small Tuscan columns and scroll brackets wraps the east and west elevations. Three brick chimneys with corbelled caps rise from the roof.

James Pritchard was born in New York City in 1836, served in the Confederate Army of Missouri, and moved to Florida in 1876 after inheriting land from his wife Mary's grandfather, Joseph Delespine. He grew sugarcane and citrus, then organized the Indian River State Bank in 1888. In 1891 contractor Pleasant J. Hall began building this house on Washington Avenue; Pritchard, his wife, mother-in-law Frances Delespine Boye, and children Boud and Kate were the first occupants. The county bought the house in 2005.

The house displays how prosperous families lived in Florida during the late 1800s, with period furnishings and household items on view. Visitors can see how rooms were arranged and what objects were part of daily life back then.

Tours run by reservation only and opened to the public in December 2010; book through the North Brevard Heritage Foundation, which operates the house at 424 South Washington Avenue for Brevard County. The building can also be reserved for weddings, meetings and private functions, and hosts events such as Civil War reenactments and seating for the Titusville Holiday parade.

Archaeological digs around the property have uncovered artifacts that reveal how early Titusville residents lived and worked. These discoveries help historians piece together details about daily life in the growing community during that era.