Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District

	Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Corner of First and Hendry in the Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District
Location	Fort Myers, Florida
Coordinates	26°38′38″N 81°52′6″W
Area	82 acres (330,000 m2)
NRHP reference No.	89002325[1]
Added to NRHP	January 26, 1990

The Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 26, 1990) located in Fort Myers, Florida. The district is bounded by Bay and Lee Streets, Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Monroe Street. It contains 69 historic buildings. The area is notable for being made up primarily of local shops.

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford both had summer homes off of McGregor Boulevard, which is located near the Downtown District. Tours of their estates are available.

1914 First National Bank Building
Arcade Theatre Building

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

Lee County listings at National Register of Historic Places
Media related to Fort Myers Downtown Commercial District at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.