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Edison and Ford Winter Estates

About Edison and Ford Winter Estates

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates contain a historical museum and 21 acre (8.5 ha) botanical garden on the adjacent sites of the winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford beside the Caloosahatchee River in Southwestern Florida. It is located at 2350 McGregor Boulevard, Fort Myers, Florida.

On April 18, 2012, the American Institute of Architects' Florida Chapter placed the Edison and Ford Winter Estates on its list of Florida Architecture: 100 Years. 100 Places.

The American Chemical Society recognized the Edison Botanical Research Laboratory at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates as a National Historic Chemical Landmark on May 25, 2014.

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  2. Hurricane Ian Display02Hurricane Ian DisplayRocarra · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Inside Seminole Lodge03Inside Seminole LodgeAMaken · CC BY 4.0
  4. Inside the Mangoes04Inside the MangoesAMaken · CC BY 4.0
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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 4.6 miles of Edison and Ford Winter Estates; the closest, Southwest Florida Museum of History, is about a mile away.