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Halifax Historical Museum, Daytona Beach, FL

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Halifax Historical Museum

A local history museum housed in a 1910 former bank building in Daytona Beach.

252 S Beach Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 · Daytona Beach, FL

About Halifax Historical Museum

The museum occupies the former Merchants Bank building, completed in 1910 and opened to the public in 1911. Its Beaux Arts design is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Exhibits and tours cover local history from ancient times to the present, with rotating shows on disasters, sports, and food. Visitors can also book guided group tours, and the museum offers research services on properties, families, and historic photographs.

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  • #local history
  • #Beaux Arts architecture
  • #National Register of Historic Places
  • #guided tours

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