All about the Wentworth

Madeline Colón 
Posted: 3/23/2020

I hope everyone is doing well as we all adjust to a new normal! My name is Madeline Colón, and this is how I will be working while the Trust is closed. I am a student at UWF, love to go on walks and enjoy trying any kind of coffee as well! I am studying History and Education and will be graduating with my bachelors next year. As we at the Historic Trust are adjusting to working from home, I wanted to talk about my favorite museums and exhibits we have in Downtown Pensacola. I hope you will come to check us out once things open back up again!

detail, T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum

For today, I will tell you about my favorite museum I have seen as a tourist and as an employee… The Wentworth Museum! This building, the Wentworth Museum, is located in what was the first City Hall for Pensacola and built-in 1907. It has three floors of exhibits total with the first floor being all about Pensacola History and the second and third floors have rotating exhibits that are always changing! 

T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum exterior

Architecture is another part of history, and there was a Mediterranean Revival when this building was constructed. It is clear to see in the photos above. The current postcard exhibit we have in the museum shows the Wentworth throughout the 20^th century as it transitioned from the city hall to the museum; it is known as today. 

T. T. Wentworth, Jr. 

This a great place to visit for all age levels and backgrounds because of the rotating exhibits. Not only was this building involved with early Pensacola history, but its name was for one of Pensacola's first local historians in the 20^th century that helped establish everything we know and love in historic downtown Pensacola. The Wentworth Museum is named for historian T.T. Wentworth, Jr.  He was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, and was one of the first locals to help preserve Pensacola history and Florida history in general. 

This museum costs $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 3-14. If you are a military member, AAA member, or a senior citizen, you are eligible for a discount. Children under three and UWF students get in for free! The tickets are suitable for a week. We hope to see everyone back at the Historic Trust to visit us when everything is back and open.                                                                                      

Here is a link that also talks about the museum and T.T. Wentworth himself.