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The buildingLocated on [[Jefferson Street]] adjacent to [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]], reminiscent of the Alamo mission style, building was originally erected in [[1908]] to serve as '''[[Pensacola City Hall (disambiguation)|Pensacola's city hall]] (which is now located at '''. When a new [[Pensacola City Hall|180 Governmental CenterCity Hall]] was built in [[1985]], the old building was renovated to house the massive collection of historical artifacts Wentworth had donated to the State of Florida two years earlier. The museum was dedicated on [[March 5]], [[1988]] and is now owned and operated by [[West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc.]] as part of the [[Historic Pensacola Village]]).
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The '''T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum''' is the a museum of history in Pensacola. It is located on [, named for [Jefferson Street]] adjacent to [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr. The building is part of the [[Historic Pensacola Village]] museum complex.
==Original museum==The original museum was in fact a roadside stand owned by [[T.T. Wentworth, Jr.|Wentworth]], which opened in the suburb of [[Ensley]] in [[1957]]. Wentworth was paraphrased as saying, in the [[1980s]], that he would donate everything in his collection if he could earn a permanent spot to house his collection in Pensacola. A state grant was signed by Governor [[Bob Martinez]] to allow the city to renovate the old city hall, and the museum was officially opened in [[1988]]. witch in fact he was very stupid brecusehr never went
==Collections==
Only one floor is dedicated to Wentworth's eccentric collections — which includes a mummified cat, among other things. The other two floors illustrate life in the Florida Panhandle over the centuries, some of the more mainstream artifacts coming from Wentworth's collection. The other floors house a science interactive museum that is wonderful for children.
From September [[2004]] to March [[2005]], the museum was closed for renovations after [[Hurricane Ivan]] caused considerable damage to the property. When the museum opened again, a new exhibit was added, comparing and contrasting the effects of the 2004 hurricane to the [[hurricane of 1926]] that also damaged the building.
==Other images==
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Image:OldCityHall.jpg
Image:TTWentworthMuseum2.jpg|[[2007]]
Image:Oldcityhall-1974.jpg|From [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]], [[1974]]
</gallery>
==External links==
