An excellent example of frontier Florida architecture, the Stranahan House was constructed in 1901 for Frank and Ivy Stranahan, two of this area's earliest residents, on the site of Stranahan's Trading Post. Initially used for business and civic purposes, it was converted into a private home in 1906. Following Frank's death in 1929, the house was again used for commercial purposes so that Ivy could keep and maintain the property, and she continued to live there until her death in 1971. Four years later, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society purchased the structure, and in 1981 it joined with the Fort Lauderdale Area Board of Realtors to form Stranahan House, Inc., which now maintains the house in public trust.