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Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. Historic district | |
Corner of First and Hendry in the Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District | |
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Location | Fort Myers, Florida |
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Coordinates | 26°38′38″N 81°52′6″W / 26.64389°N 81.86833°W / 26.64389; -81.86833 |
Area | 82 acres (330,000 m) |
NRHP reference No. | 89002325 |
Added to NRHP | January 26, 1990 |
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.
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford both had summer homes off of McGregor Boulevard, which is located near the Downtown District. Tours of their estates are available.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
- Lee County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Media related to Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons
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- National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Florida
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
- Geography of Lee County, Florida
- Buildings and structures in Fort Myers, Florida
- Tourist attractions in Fort Myers, Florida
- Southwest Florida Registered Historic Place stubs