The Museum Buildings and Grounds
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| The Pioneer Florida Museum Association was chartered by the State
of Florida on April 30,1961. The gift of early Pioneer farm equipment
to
the Pasco County Fair Association was the incentive for forming the
museum association with 87 charter members. Gifts of time, talent, land, objects for the collections and money
from countless individuals and organizations have enabled the museum
to grow and flourish. It is located on a 20-acre wooded hillside and
has ten main buildings.
Eight buildings are historically significant and were moved from
surrounding Pasco County communities to the museum grounds. They are: |
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Blanton Packing House
This structure was built in 1909 and
opened in 1910, employing many area people and shipping citrus
by rail and truck.
The Blanton Packing House was a working citrus
plant until the 1989 killer freeze and was like a museum within
it's walls. The Pioneer Museum and Village is in the process of
preserving history and now we are in the phase of re-constructing
this Blanton Packing House back to a working structure. The Museum
has formed a Citrus Committee of agricultural citrus growers,
packers, processors, business and professional members. They will
help with historical information, research, financial fund raising.
(click image for close-up view)
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