101 N Brooksville Ave
Address
101 N Brooksville Avenue Brooksville, FL 34601
Year Built
1950
First Owner
Unknown
According to local historian, Bob Martinez, they use to have box car races down Jefferson St in 1957-1958.
1967 Hernando High Homecoming Parade on North Brooks Avenue. The Western Auto was where this location is today. Look across Jefferson and notice the buildings are no longer there as this is now the courthouse annex.
The Publix is now a parking lot.
Photo take in the 1950 by Bob Martinez.
The History
This property was once the site of the beautiful Varnada Hotel. The hose burned down April of 1918. Photo in the 1950’s show the the, newly constructed building, as a Publix and a Western Auto. The structure that was a Publix has since been turned into a parking lot but the other portion still remains intact and home to Easy Street Home Decor.
CITATIONS/CREDIT:
Old Brooksville in Photos and Stories
Brooksville Historical Train Depot
The Architecture
Coming soon