DeLand 
The best place to meet Henry DeLand is inside the house he built. Constructed in 1886, the Henry A. DeLand House passed through many owners over the following century before being donated to the City of DeLand in 1988. What happened next is a story of community devotion as much as bricks and mortar.
The stewards were the West Volusia Historical Society, founded in 1973 as an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to researching, preserving, and sharing the history of West Volusia County. Led by their first director, the beloved local historian Bill Dreggors, volunteers pored over the aging house, and with support from the city and community donations they opened it to the public as the DeLand House Museum in 1990. The society added the Conrad Research Center in 1997 to house its growing archive.
At 137 West Michigan Avenue, the museum interprets the life of the founder and the broader history of the region, while the society also curates exhibits at the DeLand Memorial Hospital and Veterans Museum. After a pandemic-era closure, a much-needed restoration was completed in June 2024, ensuring that the founder's home will keep telling the city's story for another generation.