Edison and Ford Winter Estates

Thomas Edison Winter Estate and Henry Ford Estate
Seminole Lodge, the Edison family's winter home
LocationFort Myers, Florida
Coordinates26°38′05″N 81°52′48″W / 26.63472°N 81.88000°W / 26.63472; -81.88000
Built1886 (Edison Estate)
1911 (Ford Estate)
Websitehttp://www.edisonfordwinterestates.org
NRHP reference No.91001044[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1988 (Ford Estate)
August 12, 1991 (Edison Estate)

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates contain a historical museum and 21 acre (8.5 ha) botanical garden on the adjacent sites of the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford beside the Caloosahatchee River in Southwestern Florida. It is located at 2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida.

On April 18, 2012, the American Institute of Architects' Florida Chapter placed the Edison and Ford Winter Estates on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.[2] The American Chemical Society recognized the Edison Botanical Research Laboratory at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates as a National Historic Chemical Landmark on May 25, 2014.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Start Voting for Your Favorite Florida Architecture!". 2019 People's Choice Award (Florida Architecture). Retrieved October 18, 2019.