May-Stringer House

  • Also Known As: 8HE382

  • Address: 601 Museum Crt.
  • Vicinity: E Jefferson (Hwys 41 and 98)
  • Phone: (352) 799-0129
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums

The May-Stringer House is significant at the local level in the area of Architecture for its association with the Queen Anne architectural style. The house is one of the best examples of the Queen Anne style in Hernando County. Significant features of the Queen Anne style found throughout the house include exterior wall texture variations on the west elevation and tower; spindle work found along the exterior porches and exterior window treatments; detailed gable works and tower, and a complex floor plan. The house is also an excellent example of a turn of the century transformation of a simple antebellum house to an elaborate Queen Anne house. - NRHP


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1855/00/00 May-Stringer House is built as a two-story, four room frame house, circa 1855, probably by builder John May.
1858/00/00 John May lives in the house for three years, up until his death in 1858. His wife, Marena, and their two daughters remained in the house. Prior to his death, May donated 15 acres of his land to the county for the construction of a courthouse
1866/00/00 Frank Saxon Home Marena May marries Frank Saxon in 1866, they resided in the May-Stringer House.
1869/00/00 Frank Saxon Widower Marena Saxon, wife of Frank Saxon, dies giving birth to the couple's second child.
1903/00/00 Dr Sheldon Stringer and his family buy the May house for $2,600. The Stringers add the western side of the house and tower. Dr Stringer used the 1st floor, SW room as his doctor's office.

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Particulars for May-Stringer House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Museum Type Heritage Museum
Museum Type Historical Museum
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 8th March 1997

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: May--Stringer House
Registry Address: 601 Museum Crt.
Registry Number: 97000210
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Local
Architectural Style: Queen anne
Area in Acres: 1
Contributing Buildings: 1
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1855, 1903
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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