Winchester Symphony House
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General information
TypeWood
Architectural styleFlorida Cracker[1]
Location1500 Highland Avenue
Melbourne, Florida
Coordinates28°07′53″N 80°37′40″W / 28.13128°N 80.6278°W / 28.13128; -80.6278
Construction started1886[2]
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Floor count2

Winchester Symphony House is a historic home located in the Eau Gallie-section of Melbourne, Florida. The house was built in 1886.[3] William Treutler, director of the State Bank of Eau Gallie and hotel proprietor in Eau Gallie, built the house.[1][4] Brevard County and the State of Florida list this building as a historic site.[2] Currently, the house serves as the headquarters for the administrative staff of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra.[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b Brevard County Historical Commission. Historic Brevard: Your Guide to Historic Landmarks in Brevard County (2006), p. 20.
  2. ^ a b c Brevard Symphony Orchestra. "History of the Brevard Symphony Orchestra", Brevard Symphony Orchestra website. Retrieved on November 29, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Marcum, Dianne (2007). Cape Canaveral, Cocoa Beach & Florida's Space Coast: Great Destinations. Countryman Press. pp. 81 & 94. ISBN 978-1-58157-079-3.
  4. ^ Shofner, Jerrell H. History of Brevard County, Volume 2 (Stuart, FL, 1996), pp. 132-133.


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