More historic than 8% of U.S. towns · #437 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Most of Indialantic was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1969. Below: maps from 1949 on and the census since 1960.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Indialantic is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #437 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Indialantic’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Indialantic’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1919.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Indialantic’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
In 1892, a homesteader named J.H. Phillips decided to build a home on his pineapple plantation in Indialantic, which he called "East Melbourne".
From 1915 to 1917, Ernest Kouwenhoven, an immigrant from the Netherlands, bought the land that ultimately became Indialantic, settled in the area, named the community "Indialantic-By-The-Sea", and between 1919 to 1921, built a wooden bridge connecting Indialantic with Melbourne, the first bridge connecting Indialantic with Melbourne.
In the 1920s, the Indialantic Hotel was built. Its name was later changed to the Tradewinds Hotel. The hotel was on what is now South Shannon Avenue, the current location of Tradewinds Terrace.
In 1919, according to Wikidata. the census of 1960 counted 1,653 people here.
How does Indialantic rank for history?
Indialantic is more historic than 8% of U.S. towns, #437 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Indialantic?
1% of Indialantic’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1969.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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