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Historic Pensacola Village

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[[Image:HistoricVillageFisheye1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Looking east down [[Zaragoza Street]] into the Village]]
The '''Historic Pensacola Village''' is a collection of 22 historical 28 historic buildings and museums<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050305123813/http://uwf.edu/president/ UWF Office of the President]</ref> owned and operated managed by the UWF Historic Trust, a direct support organization of the [[University of West Florida]]. The organization is largely based upon the donation of [[T.T. Wentworth]]'s large historical collection to the state of Florida, and the establishment of an organization dedicated to Historic Preservation that grew because of Mr. Wentworth's generosity. The Village Pensacola is located in [[Downtown Pensacola]], situated between [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] and [[Seville Square]]. Parking is available behind the [[T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum|T.T. Wentworth Museum]].
==Admission==
Admission is purchased for a week, and includes access to the entire Village and the T.T. Wentworth Museum, and includes a complex including guided tour tours of several historical historic buildings. The tour buildings can only be entered on the tour.
===Hours===
The museum complex is open for visitors Monday Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The [[Dorr House]], which T.T. Wentworth Museum is also serves as the UWF president's residence, is not open until 7:00 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 4:00 p.m. for tours on the weekendHalf Price Evenings and Weekends.
===Prices===
Tickets are relatively inexpensive.
*Adults - $68.00*Senior Citizens 65+, Active Military, and AAA Members - $57.00*Children ages 4-16 - $24.5000*[[University of West Florida]] students, faculty, and staff - free
===Membership===
Historic Pensacola also sells memberships. Members get admission for the year.
*Individual - $2550.00*Family/Couple - $3575.00
More information is available on their [http://www.historicpensacola.org/membership.asp membership page].
==Administration==
The museum complex is largely run by a small UWF staff, some hired UWF students, and many volunteers. Due to funding issues, the Village was acquired by the University of West Florida in 2001. Before that, their funding came from the Florida Department of State. The complex is now technically owned by [[West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc.]], a "support organization for the [[University of West Florida]]." 
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