Harbor Oaks Historic District - Clearwater, FL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
Roughly bounded by Druid Rd., S. Fort Harrison Ave., Lotus Path, & Clearwater Harbor, Clearwater (400 acres, 81 buildings, 6 objects)

Harbor Oaks was Clearwater's first planned residential development. Dean Alvord, a major developer in New York state, opened Harbor Oaks in 1914. Bringing modern planning concepts to the Pinellas County area, the development offered innovative features such as underground utilities, paved streets, curbs and sidewalks, a sewer system, and tree lined parkways. Deed restrictions ensured a rich architectural mix of mostly two story homes including fine examples of Mediterranean Revival, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Mission and Bungalow styles. Local newspapers called Harbor Oaks "the Riviera of the Sunny South" and "the finest shore development on the West coast of Florida". The development was essentially completed by 1930. Harbor Oaks has been the home of such prominent persons as author Rex Beach, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Charles Ebbett, inventor Donald Roebling, industrialist Robert Ingersoll, and members of the Studebaker and Proctor and Gamble families. The Harbor Oaks Historic District was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Street address: Bay Avenue and Druid Road Clearwater, FL USA County / Borough / Parish: Pinellas County Year listed: 1988 Historic significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Period of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes [U.S.] National Register of Historic Places URL: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Website (secondary): Not listed

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