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==Collection & museum==
[[Image:TTWentworthMuseumEnsley.jpg|thumb|right|The first Wentworth museum, built on his [[Ensley]] property]]
Throughout the 1920s, Wentworth began displaying his growing collection of historical items in his bicycle shop's display windows. As Pensacola grew, he became aware of the need for preservation efforts to sustain preserve the city's historic buildings in the face of rapid development. He was a charter member of the [[Pensacola Historical Society]] when it was founded in [[1933]]. In [[1935]] he used his political influence to advocate the preservation of old forts and the marking of historic sites. He salvaged 20 tons of "Fighting English" cannons, slated for junk in Mississippi, and returned them for display at [[Fort Pickens]].
In [[1938]], he purchased the [[Dorothy Walton House]] and donated it to the [[City of Pensacola]] to be used as a museum. During [[World War II]], the threat of submarine attacks and the lack of volunteers forced the museum to close its doors. Wentworth moved the collection to his newly-constructed home in [[Ensley]], and in [[1956]] he began work on a separate building next door to house the collection.
