Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection
351 South Nassau Street
Venice, Florida 34285
Sarasota County
(941) 486-2487
This site is located in the Southwest region of the state.
DIRECTIONS
The Venice Archives is located on South Nassau Street south of Venice Avenue and west of Tamiami Trail, behind the Venice Community Center.
This site is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
The mission of the Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection is to collect and preserve historical and archeological material relating to Venice and the communities of Nokomis, Laurel and Osprey, whose histories have all been interwoven from 1867 to the present time.
A significant collection of photographs, documents, and construction plans related to Venice Army Airfield exist in the archives' collection. In addition, copies of the base newspaper, The Venice Aerial, are present as well.
The archives is housed in the historically significant Triangle Inn, a site which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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LINK:
Venice Archives and Area Historical Collection
http://www.venicemuseum.org/collections/
