National Register of Historic Places - Florida (FL), Lee County

Lee County Florida (Page 2) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Useppa Island Site, Sanibel Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters, Useppa Island Site and Whidden Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks and Terry Park Ballfield.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Paleoindian, Archaic and Caloosahatchee dating back to 12999 BC.

The famous person William H. Towles is associated with one of more of the Lee County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lee County places including Punta Gorda Fish Co., A.C. Roundtree, W.O. Sparklin and Polk. W.P.. Prominent architectural styles found in Lee Country are Colonial Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival.

Sanibel Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters (added 1974 - - #74000648)

Point Ybel on Sanibel Island , Sanibel

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

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Terry Park Ballfield (added 1995 - - #95000730)

Also known as Park T. Pigott Memorial Stadium

3410 Palm Beach Blvd. , Fort Myers

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

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Tice Grammer School (added 1999 - - #99000799)

Also known as LL1976, Tice Elementary School

4524 Tice St. , Tice

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sparklin, W.O., Roundtree, A.C.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

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Towles, William H., House (added 2008 - - #08000463)

Also known as Fink & Boyle Law Offices

2050 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Towles, William H.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Mortuary, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

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Tween Waters Inn Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000904)

15951 Captiva Dr., Captiva

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Darling, J.N. "Ding"

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Literature

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

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Useppa Island Site (added 1996 - - #96000532)

Also known as Useppa Island;Joseffa/8LL51

Address Restricted , Bokeelia

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Paleoindian, Archaic, Caloosahatchee

Period of Significance:

9000-10999 BC, 7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 11000-12999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials, Trade (Archeology), Village Site

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Clubhouse, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Whidden Fish Cabin at Captiva Rocks (added 1991 - - #91000406)

Also known as 8LL1406

W of Little Wood Key, Pine Island Sound , Bokeelia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Fishing Facility Or Site

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

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Whidden's Marina (added 2000 - - #00001539)

Also known as LL00863

190 First St. E , Boca Grande

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Business, Water-Related

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