National Register of Historic Places: 5 sites to see in West Volusia
Volusia County is home to several sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Here are five of them to visit in West Volusia.
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Volusia County is home to several sites on the National Register of Historic Places. Here are five of them to visit in West Volusia.
DELAND — The crew behind the restoration of the J.W. Wright Building has always known the property is special. Now, it's official, because the 101-year-old building at 258 W. Voorhis Ave., the center of what used to be a thriving district for the Black community, made it to the National Register of Historic Places. "After several different hurdles, we were able to make that accomplishment, and I am just stoked about it," said Mario Davis, executive director of Greater Union Life Center Inc., a DeLand-based nonprofit that owns the building. Davis said restoration expert Mark Shuttlewort...