RailRoad Depot
Built about 1925
Peter Demens, the Russian owner of a sawmill in Longwood, purchased the charter and franchise for the Orange Belt Railway which had been issued in 1885.
THE TOWNSEND HOUSE
Built about 1895
James and Sallie Townsend were the first black residents to settle in Clermont. They came from Georgia in 1887.
Outhouse
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Cooper Memorial Library
Built about 1914
At the first library organizational meeting in 1906, Mrs. Payson Pierce offered her home on Montrose Street for regular meetings and a place to keep the books.
Herring Hooks Schoolhouse
The Herring Hooks Schoolhouse, the most recent addition to the Village, was dedicated on April 13, 2013.
The Quonset Hut Word War II Museum
During World War II, ships were sunk off the coast of Florida by German submarines.
Little Library
The Clermont Historical Society is proud to be a part of the Little Free Library book-sharing exchange.
The Kern House
Built about 1885
In the mid-1880s Alexander and Eleonora Kern, along with their two children, moved to the new settlement of Clermont, Fl.
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CLERMONT HISTORIC VILLAGE
490 WEST AVE.
CLERMONT, FL 34711

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MUSEUM MANAGER:
Roxanne Brown
352-242-7734

Leave Message (Office)
352-432-3496

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slhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

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Business Hours:  Open every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.  Private tours arranged when possible

Cost:

Admission during regularly scheduled hours is free

However a donation of $5.00 per person over 12 is requested.

For private tours we ask for $5.00 per person over 12.

The Clermont Historic Village is a unique partnership between the City of Clermont and the Clermont Historical Society.  The City owns and maintains the beautiful grounds and the buildings.  The Historical Society owns all the furnishings and artifacts in the buildings, is responsible for maintaining the interiors and for making the Village available to the public. 

This is done by opening it every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, by arranging group and individual tours during non-scheduled hours upon request, and by hosting events highlighting the history of the Clermont community.   Historical Society volunteers enjoy meeting and talking to visitors to the Historic Village who come not only from Florida and all over the United States but from all around the world, about the area’s rich history and the people who were a part of it. 

As one board member put it, “If you don’t look back, you’ve got nowhere to look forward.”   Founded in 1998 as the South Lake County Historical Society, the Society is a 501-c-3 organization.