Lake Wales Commercial Historic District
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sfwife
N 27° 54.115 W 081° 35.259
17R E 442167 N 3086476
The district is roughly bounded by Scenic Hwy., Central Ave., Market St., and Orange Ave., Lake Wales
Waymark Code: WM2H7A
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2007
Views: 29
From the Lake Wales Historic District website:
"The Historic District encompasses the old town, including portions of Central, Stuart, Park and Orange Avenues, and the adjacent Scenic Highway, Market Street, and North First Street. A brochure is available at the Depot Museum offering a self-guided walking tour of the most significant structures and details of numerous architectural features within the district.
Developed during the Great Florida Land Boom of the 1920's, this quaint collection of specialty shops epitomizes the vintage charm of an exciting era. The district plays an important counterpoint to the colonial history of St. Augustine by preserving the effects of the great Florida population boom which began near the end of the 19th century."
Just park your car on Stuart, Park or Central Ave. and start walking! You'll come across many historically significant buildings and have a great time looking in all the shops.
County / Borough / Parish: Polk
Year listed: 1990
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Commerce/Trade
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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