National Register of Historic Places
Dean Park Historic Residential District
Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida
The record
- Listed
- May 28, 2013
- Type
- Building
- Address
- Bounded by 1st St., Palm, Michigan & Evans Aves., Fort Myers
- County
- Lee
- State
- Florida
- Contributing resources
- 58 buildings
- Coordinates
- 26.65142, -81.85824
- Reference number
- 13000319
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The story
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The Dean Park Historic Residential District is a historic district of 58 contributing buildings in Fort Myers, Lee County, along streets bounded by 1st, Palm, Michigan and Evans Avenues. Houses here were built from about 1915 to about 1928, in styles that include Mediterranean Revival, Mission Revival, Frame Vernacular, Bungalow and Craftsman.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A and C, with local significance in architecture and community planning and development, reflecting its period of development from about 1915 to about 1928.
Physical character
Walls are stucco, brick, wood siding or concrete block, and roofs are metal, asphalt shingle or clay tile. Common features include porches, porte-cocheres, and chimneys of concrete, brick or concrete block.
Historical context
Development began in 1912 and was largely finished by 1914, with some homes standing by 1915. The area became a local historic district in 1997.