The Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison first came to Florida in 1885, where he built a winter residence and laboratory. In 1916, Edison’s friend and collaborator, automobile manufacturer Henry Ford, bought his own Fort Myers estate, right next door to Edison’s.
The Florida Historical Society Thanks Our Sponsors:
Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs
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This project is sponsored in part by The Jessie Ball duPont Fund.
Rossetter House Foundation
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This project is sponsored in part by The Historic Rossetter House Museum.