Napoleon Bonaparte Broward House, Historic residence in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Napoleon Bonaparte Broward House is a historic home at 9953 Heckscher Drive in Jacksonville, Florida, built in 1878. It was the residence of Florida governor Napoleon B. Broward and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1972.
The house was the residence of Napoleon B. Broward, governor of Florida. On December 27, 1972, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 9953 Heckscher Drive in Jacksonville.
The house is named for Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Florida's governor from 1905 to 1909, who used it as a summer home. Broward was a Jacksonville native and later a U.S. senator; the property keeps his name and marks his connection to the city.
The property sits on Heckscher Drive overlooking the St. Johns River with straightforward access to the grounds. It now operates as office space managed by the Timucuan Parks Foundation under the National Park Service, so visitors should check ahead for availability.
Beneath the property lie archaeological deposits of a Timucuan shell midden dating back roughly 3,500 years. These hidden layers reveal that the location held importance as a settlement site long before the house was constructed.
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