William H. Gleason House

William H. Gleason House (HM17EY)

Location: Melbourne, FL 32935 Brevard County
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N 28° 8.11', W 80° 37.72'

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The William H. Gleason House was built around 1884 by William Henry Gleason (c. 1830-1902) and his wife Sarah Griffin Gleason. Gleason came to Florida in 1866 with his wife and two sons from Eau claire, Wisconsin, and settled in Dade County. In 1870, he bought a 16,000-acre tract of land in Brevard County and named the area Eau Gallie ("Eau" from his hometown, meaning water, and "Gallie," a derivative of a Seminole word meaning rocky). Convinced the area was likely to develop, Gleason moved his family to Eau Gallie in 1882. Here he practiced law, was a partner in a sawmill business, and was director of the town's first bank, the State Bank of Eau Gallie. In 1887, he convinced Henry Flagler to extend his railroad to Eau Gallie by offering the railroad right-of-way through the area. Gleason was also interested in politics during Reconstruction, and was instrumental in framing the 1868 state constitution. He was Florida's first elected Lieutenant Governor, under Governor Harris Reed, in 1868. The Gleason House is an outstanding example of Queen Anne style architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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William H. Gleason Home
William Hunt Gleason was sent to Florida by the War Department in 1865 to tour the southern portion of the state to determine the feasibility of establishing a colony for former slaves. In 1868 he won election to the post of Florida Lieutenant Governor and resigned in 1870.

The William H. Gleason house was built around 1892. The family owned and lived in the house until 1990. Isabel Gleason was the last Gleason family member to live in the home until she died.
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HM NumberHM17EY
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Marker NumberF-764
Year Placed2013
Placed ByThe Brevard County Historical Commission The Brevard County Tourist Development Council and the Florida Department of State
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 4:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 536464 N 3112231
Decimal Degrees28.13516667, -80.62866667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 8.11', W 80° 37.72'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 8' 6.60" N, 80° 37' 43.20" W
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Area Code(s)321
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 540 Law St, Melbourne FL 32935, US
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