Editing Monticello, Florida (section)

==History and culture==
The [[Perkins Opera House]] is a 19th-century mercantile building adapted for use as a theater. It regularly hosts musical performances and theater productions. The first-floor ballroom also holds receptions.

Howard Academy built in 1936 served African American students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2016/06/23/jefferson-group-seeks-save-historic-black-high-school/86307976/ | title=Jefferson group seeks to save historic black high school }}</ref> It is on Mamie B. Scott Drive, named for [[Mamie B. Scott]]. In 1960 a school for African American students was built in southeastern Monticello. It was later also named Howard Academy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dos.fl.gov/historical/preservation/national-register/recent-national-register-listings/old-howard-academy/ | title=Old Howard Academy - Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State }}</ref> Schools in Monticello integrated in 1967. [[Old Howard Academy]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wctv.tv/2021/10/22/monticello-site-named-national-register-historic-places/ | title=Monticello site named to National Register of Historic Places | date=October 22, 2021 }}</ref>

===Historic sites===
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* [[Bethel School (Monticello, Florida)|Bethel School]]
* [[Christ Episcopal Church (Monticello, Florida)|Christ Episcopal Church]]
* [[Denham-Lacy House]]
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse (Florida)]]
* [[Letchworth Mounds]]
* [[Lyndhurst Plantation]]
* [[Monticello High School (Florida)]]
* [[Monticello Historic District (Monticello, Florida)|Monticello Historic District]]
* [[Monticello Old Jail Museum]]
* [[Palmer House (Monticello, Florida)|Palmer House]]
* [[Palmer-Perkins House]]
* [[Perkins Opera House]]
* [[Wirick-Simmons House]]
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