Edison Park Elementary School - Fort Myers, FL
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Historic Edison Park Elementary School
Now known as Edison Park Creative and Expressive Arts School
2401 Euclid Ave.
Waymark Code: WM5YZZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2009
Views: 9
Historic Edison Park School, a public Elementary School, is one of the oldest in Southwest Florida. It has plated a prominent role in the cultural as well as the educational life of this community.
Started in 1926 and opened on March 30, 1927, it was named for the gracious residential subdivision in which it stands, which was named for Thomas A. Edison, whose winter home it adjoins. The great inventor and his wife attended the cornerstone laying on May 13, 1926.
At that time the Edison Park School auditorium, with a seating capacity then of 500, was the largest auditorium in Lee County. As such, its stage was for a quarter of a century the site of most of the concerts and theatrical performances, amateur and professional, presented in Fort Myers.
The school's first principle was the late Miss Pearl Bullock, who held that post for 32 years.
This marker placed November 10, 1983, by the Periwinkle Garden Club of Fort Myers, Organized in 1928.
Street address:
2401 Euclid Ave.
Fort Myers, FL USA
33901
County / Borough / Parish: Lee County
Year listed: 1999
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education, Culture, Architecture
Periods of significance: 1925 -1 949
Historic function: Education
Current function: School
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: 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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