Florida - Lee County - Historic Districts
Lee County Florida (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Galt Island Archeological District, Boca Grande Lighthouse, Galt Island Archeological District and Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District and Edison, Thomas, Winter Estate.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic Stage and Caloosahatchee Sequence dating back to 2999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Lee County historic places including Cyrus Teed and Thomas Alva Edison.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lee County places including Manuel Gonzalez, Phillip Nye and Francis Kennard. Prominent architectural styles found in Lee Country are Classical Revival, Moderne and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Boca Grande Lighthouse (added 1980 - - #80000953)
Also known as Gasparilla Island LIghthouse
S of Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island , Boca Grande
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Captiva School and Chapel-by-the-Sea Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000853)
11580 Chapin Ln., Captiva
Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Downtown Boca Grande Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000577)
Bounded by Gilchrist Ave. W., 5th St. N., Palm Ave. E., & 3rd St. S., Boca Grande
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Edison, Thomas, Winter Estate (added 1991 - - #91001044)
Also known as Edison Winter Home Museum;Seminole Lodge;8LL98
2350 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nye,Phillip
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Edison,Thomas Alva
Significant Year:
1886, 1928, 1885
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Invention, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District (added 1990 - - #89002325)
Also known as See Also:Lee County Courthouse
Roughly bounded by Bay and Lee Sts., Anderson Ave. and Monroe St. , Fort Myers
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gonzalez,Manuel
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel
Galt Island Archeological District (added 1996 - - #96000531)
Also known as Glat Island Shell Midden;8LL27;Galt Island Burial Mound;8LL8
Address Restricted , St. James City
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic Stage, Caloosahatchee Sequence
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 2500-2999 BC, 2000-2499 BC, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials, Village Site, Warehouse, Water-Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Natural Feature, Pedestrian Related
Gasparilla Inn Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000205)
Also known as Gasparilla Inn & Club
500 Palm Ave. , Boca Grande
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kennard, Francis
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Sport Facility
Koreshan Unity Settlement Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000599)
Also known as Koreshan Unity State Park
U.S. 41 at Estero River , Estero
Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Teed,Cyrus
Significant Year:
1894
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Education, Agriculture, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal, Private, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Tween Waters Inn Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000904)
15951 Captiva Dr., Captiva
Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Darling, J.N. "Ding"
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Literature
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
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