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The '''T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum''' is the museum of history in Pensacola. It is located on [[Jefferson Street]] adjacent to [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]]. The building is part of the [[Historic Pensacola Village]] museum complex.
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The '''T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum''' is a museum of history in Pensacola, named for [[Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr.]]  
  
The building, reminiscent of the Alamo mission style, was originally erected in [[1908]] to serve as [[Pensacola City Hall (disambiguation)|Pensacola's city hall]] (which is now located at [[Pensacola City Hall|180 Governmental Center]]).
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Located on [[Jefferson Street]] adjacent to [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]], the building was originally erected in [[1908]] as '''[[Pensacola City Hall (disambiguation)|Pensacola's city hall]]'''. When a new [[Pensacola City Hall|City 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]].
  
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]].  
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==Original museum==
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The original museum was in fact a roadside stand owned by 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]].
  
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==Collections==
 
Only one floor is dedicated to Wentworth's eccentric collections &mdash; 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.
 
Only one floor is dedicated to Wentworth's eccentric collections &mdash; 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.
  
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Latest revision as of 17:11, 27 March 2020

T. T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum
Ttwentworthmuseum.jpg
Building Information
Location 330 South Jefferson Street
Engineer Charles Hill Turner
Current Owner West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc.
Completion Date 1908
Style Spanish mission style
Size Three stories
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The T.T. Wentworth Jr. Florida State Museum is a museum of history in Pensacola, named for Theodore Thomas Wentworth, Jr.

Located on Jefferson Street adjacent to Plaza Ferdinand VII, the building was originally erected in 1908 as Pensacola's city hall. When a new City 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.

Original museum[edit]

The original museum was in fact a roadside stand owned by 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.

Collections[edit]

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.

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