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"The Sanford Museum opened in 1957 as the Henry Shelton Sanford Memorial Library and Museum. The building expanded in 1974 and again in 1993. The Sanford Family Collection, including the library and papers of city founder, Henry S. Sanford, was donated to the city by Sanford's daughter, Carola Sanford Dow. On display are European and American paintings, furniture, personal objects and books dating from 1820-1890.We are free to the public."
Address: 520 E 1st St, Sanford 32771
Phone: (407) 688-5198
State: FL
City: Sanford
Street Number: 520 E 1st St
Zip Code: 32771
categories: community museum
Reviews
It's free, there's no wait time and you learn the history of Sanford from its very beginning to what it is now. The indigenous people were killed so that the Europeans could take their land and profit from it. At least the museum sticks to the honest truth! The young lady was very knowledgeable about the history of Sanford. I really enjoyed the artifacts throughout the museum. Beautiful! There's even an entire room as it would have liked in 1800s era. Fun!
This museum is so important for Sanford's history. Docent Karen helped me a lot. She is knowledgable, easy to understand, polite, and perfect in her job. I enjoyed my visit and learned a lot of things. The museum is free. You don’t have to buy a ticket. If you like, you can donate money. The museum is also very clean and well maintained. The employees thought of every little detail, and they made that museum perfect.
Very good museum covering local Sanford history. Did you know Sanford, Florida was the Pascal Celery capitol of the world.Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
Great free museum. Friendly and helpful staff. Definitely deserves a visit and donation! Thanks for the advice, map and perfect instructions for getting to MCO!Visited onWeekendWait timeNo waitPrice for adult entryFree
One of Sanfords best kept secrets! Casually walk through the displays showing all aspects of Sanford's history! Very helpful staff.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
Quality displays of local history. Very small and manageable. We spent about 30 minutes here and learned a great deal about the area.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitPrice for adult entryFree
Fantastic! I've always enjoyed the Sanford museum. The staff is very informative and methodical explaining the history of Sanford. Don't miss the opportunity!Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNot surePrice for adult entryFree
What a great museum! Discovered a lot of stuff I did not know. Huge fan of Weird Florida book, did not know he was from Sanford.
Great place to find out the history and heritage of the area. They were very helpful with us pulling up old records of the building we were interested in and even finding history of different owners of the location.
It is very well set up to show the history of sanford Karen at the front desk is very nice and knowledgeable on history, and she did very well with my autistic daughterVisited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNoPrice for adult entryFree
