Town Hall Museum

Various photographs of the interior of the Museum
Bottles Old bottles, most of them molded, from the Upper Keys. Courtesy of Tad DeMilly Display Case Books and other items for sale in the front display case of the Museum. English's Desk The chair and desk of James W. English, the owner of the Seminole Theater. Fire Truck The Museum's 1924 American LaFrance fire truck.
Fuch's Piano A German square grand piano which belonged to Charles T. Fuchs, Sr., the founder of Fuchs Bakery in Homestead. Jack Levy's Camera An old camera that belonged to Jack Levy, who took many of the aerial photographs in the Museum's collection. Seminole Dress A dress worn by Seminole Indian women. Tiles The wall of tiles in the front entrance hall to the Museum. Each tile has the name of a contributor to the restoration of the Town Hall building - lots of local history here!
1st National Bank Photographs This collection of photographs was loaned to the Town Hall Museum by Bill Losner, the president of the 1st National Bank, upon its sale to Center State Banks. Architectural Styles A portable display with information about architectural styles found in the Homestead area. Desk - Piano Jim English's desk and the square grand piano that belonged to Charles Fuchs, Sr. Display Case and Dress A display case in the exhibit room with items of interest.
Dollhouse The dollhouse in the children's room. Losner Photographs Another view of the wonderful collection of photographs loaned by Bill Losner. Exhibits More photographs and displays to look at. The display in the center has enlargements of old linen postcards with images of long-ago Homestead. Hurricane Andrew Room 1 The Hurricane Andrew Room.
Hurricane Andrew Room 2 More photos on the wall of the Hurricane Andrew Room. Hurricane Andrew Room Hurricane Andrew's awesome destructive power in pictures. More Photographs More scenes of bygone Homestead. Newspaper Front Pages Close Photocopies of selected front pages of the Homestead Leader, before 1931, when it merged with the Homestead Enterprise to become The Leader-Enterprise.
Newspaper Front Pages A panoramic shot of the exhibit room. Photographs by Fire Truck Photographs on the wall by the fire engine. They were provided courtesy of the Florida Pioneer Museum in Florida City. Photographs Portable displays and the Bill Losner collection. Plat Book Open Plat books from the 1950s.
Plat Book One of the plats in the book, showing subdivisions in the southwest section of Homestead. Plat Books Another view of the plat books, with old telephone and city directories on the shelf below. Seminole Indian Display Seminole Indian display. FEC Display Items relating to the building of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway.