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Ford's craftsman style bungalow was built in 1911 by Smith. In 1947, Mrs. Mina Edison deeded the Edison property to the City of Fort Myers in memory of her husband for the enjoyment of the public. It was opened for public tours soon after. In 1988, the adjacent Henry Ford winter estate was purchased and opened for public tours in 1990.
One of the best-known landmarks and tourist spots in Fort Myers is the Thomas Edison and Henry Ford historical site. The winter estates of the inventor and the car man, now part of a museum on the ...
The population of Fort Myers City had been 575 citizens in 1890. By 1930, it had climbed to 9,082. [44] In 1947, Mina Edison deeded Seminole Lodge to the city of Fort Myers, in memory of her late husband and for the enjoyment of the public. By 1988, the adjacent Henry Ford winter estate was purchased by the city and opened for public tours in 1990.
Henry Ford House may refer to: Henry Ford Estate, part of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Florida; Henry Ford Birthplace, a house in the Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan; Henry Ford House, a house in the Boston-Edison Historic District in Detroit, Michigan; Henry Ford Square House, a house in Garden City, Michigan
The Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 26, 1990) located in Fort Myers, Florida. The district is bounded by Bay and Lee Streets, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Monroe Street. It contains 69 historic buildings. The area is notable for being made up primarily of local shops.
Noted Fort Myers orthopedic surgeon and Green Wave team doctor John Kagan matched a Miami Dolphins $250,000 grant toward the project.
It passes the Fort Myers Country Club and the Edison and Ford Winter Estates as it enters downtown Fort Myers, before terminating at US 41 (Cleveland Avenue) at the historic Five Points intersection (the former terminus of SR 867, which is also the terminus of SR 80 and SR 82, making a five-way intersection). [3]
Fort Myers: 16: Edison Park Elementary School: Edison Park Elementary School. May 5, 1999 : 2401 Euclid Avenue ... Henry Ford Estate. September 8, 1988