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Educated and experienced docents lead you through the museum to share the story of the house, the founding family, and the City of Fort Lauderdale.
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We are open for at least 1 guided or self-guided tour per day, Monday through Friday. We highly suggest booking tickets in advance, even for self-guided tours. Our availability changes week to week. If there is a date you wish to attend that is not available, call our office for more information. Thank you for your understanding!
*Please note that like many metropolitan areas, parking is limited. We have 1 handicap accessible parking spot available to anyone with a handicap placard on a first come, first serve basis. For all other parking, please use the lot to the East of Boathouse at the Riverside (620 SE 4th Street) and then walk about 150 yards to our gate.*
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.
See an interview with our caretaker, John Della-Cerra, about Ivy Stranahan in honor of Women’s History Month!
Educated and experienced docents lead you through the museum to share the story of the house, the founding family, and the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Members help to preserve, promote, and protect the historic Stranahan House Museum. Membership donations allow us to continue to provide free and reduced-rate programs.
Explore Stranahan House at your own pace and ask our experienced docents any questions you might have!
Educated and experienced docents lead you through the museum to share the story of the house, the founding family, and the City of Fort Lauderdale.
Members help to preserve, promote, and protect the historic Stranahan House Museum. Membership donations allow us to continue to provide free and reduced-rate programs.
Explore Stranahan House at your own pace and ask our experienced docents any questions you might have!
Stranahan House was built in 1901 by Frank Stranahan, credited as Fort Lauderdale’s founding father, and his wife Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, the area’s first school teacher. It is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County and has served as a trading post, post office, town hall, and home to the Stranahans.
The house is a wood-frame vernacular structure with wide porches and a stunning view of the New River. It was lovingly restored by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and the Fort Lauderdale Board of Realtors and opened to the public as a historic house museum in 1984.
Photos Courtesy of Fort Lauderdale Historical Society / Stranahan Collection
The Stranahan House was built in 1901 by Frank Stranahan, credited as Fort Lauderdale’s founding father, and his wife Ivy Cromartie Stranahan, the area’s first school teacher. It is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County and has served as a trading post, post office, town hall, and home to the Stranahans.
The house is a wood-frame vernacular structure with wide porches and a stunning view of the New River. It was lovingly restored by the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and the Fort Lauderdale Board of Realtors and opened to the public as a historic house museum in 1984.
Major support for Stranahan House provided by the Broward County Cultural Division, the Cultural Council, and the Broward County Board of County Commissioners. Educational programs are also funded in part by The State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, as well as, the Kiwanis Club of Fort Lauderdale.