Edison and Ford Winter Estates

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates contain a historical museum and 21 acre botanical garden on the adjacent sites of the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford beside the Caloosahatchee River in Southwestern Florida.

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Type: Building
Description: historical museum in Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Address: 2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Edison Park School and City of Palms Park.

Edison Park School

School

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Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has drama, music education and dance programs. Edison Park School is situated 1,500 feet east of Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

City of Palms Park

Stadium

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City of Palms Park is a baseball stadium in Fort Myers, Florida. It served as the spring training home of the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball from its opening in 1993 to 2011. City of Palms Park is situated 3,800 feet east of Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

Southwest Florida Museum of History

Museum

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The Southwest Florida Museum of History is a history museum in Fort Myers, Florida. The museum is in historic downtown Ft. Myers, in a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot at 2031 Jackson Street. Southwest Florida Museum of History is situated 1 mile northeast of Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Myers and North Fort Myers.

Fort Myers

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Fort Myers is a booming town with great weather, entertainment and a casual feel in Southwest Florida. It was the winter home of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, and it remains a popular spot for "snowbirds" from northern states.

North Fort Myers

Town

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North Fort Myers is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 42,719 at the 2020 census, up from 39,407 at the 2010 census. North Fort Myers is situated 2½ miles north of Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

Palmona Park

Village

Palmona Park is a census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2020 census, up from 1,146 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Palmona Park is situated 4 miles north of Edison and Ford Winter Estates.

Edison and Ford Winter Estates

Categories: botanical garden and historic house museum
Location: Lee, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

26.63434° or 26° 38′ 4″ north

Longitude

-81.87925° or 81° 52′ 45″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

76RWJ4MC+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 207535244

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

7190511

Wikidata ID

Q5338443

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Edison and Ford Winter Estates” goes by many names.

Chinese: “愛迪生暨福特冬季別館”
Spanish: “Fincas de Invierno de Edison y Ford”

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