The Safford House is a historic home in

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. On October 16, 1974, it was added to the

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. The house is named for its original owner, Anson P.K. Safford. The city of Tarpon Springs owns and operates the Safford House Museum as a late 19th-century Victorian

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References

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Pinellas County listings at National Register of Historic Places

Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Pinellas County listings
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Safford House
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Great Floridians of Tarpon Springs
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External links

- official site Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida National Register of Historic Places in Pinellas County, Florida Museums in Pinellas County, Florida Historic house museums in Florida Houses in Pinellas County, Florida Buildings and structures in Tarpon Springs, Florida 1883 establishments in Florida Houses completed in 1883 {{Florida-museum-stub