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The Historic Stranahan House Museum is Fort Lauderdale’s oldest and most historically significant surviving structure. This is where it all began. The Stranahan House holds the story of a family, a house, and the birth of a city.
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Stranahan House is the home of Fort Lauderdale pioneers Frank and Ivy Stranahan. Built in 1901 as a trading post and converted into a residence for the Stranahans in 1906, the house is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County.
The Stranahan House was built in 1901 by Frank Stranahan, Fort Lauderdale's founding father, and his wife Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, the area's first school teacher. The house has served as a trading post, post office, community center, town hall and home to the Stranahans.
Admission to the Historic Stranahan House Museum is by guided tour only. Experienced and highly trained docents lead you through the museum to share the story of the house, the founding family, and the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Our purpose is to preserve Stranahan House as a museum, historic site, and social center for the community; to interpret Stranahan House through appropriate restorations, exhibitions, educational programs, and tours; and to promote Stranahan House so that residents and visitors of all ages are aware of their opportunity to learn about the ...
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The House has served as a trading post, post office, community center, town hall and home to the Stranahans. Today, it stands as the oldest building in Broward County and an epicenter of Fort Lauderdale’s long and fascinating history.
