The Mountain Lake Estates Historic District is a U.S.historic district (designated as such on August 26, 1993), located north of Lake Wales, Florida, off the FL 17 (formerly US 27A) Scenic Highway.
The district contains 65 historic buildings, including two previously listed on the National Register: El Retiro Estate (today renamed "Pinewood" and part of the landmark Bok Tower Gardens)[3] and Mountain Lake Colony House.[1] Noted architect Wallace Neff, known for his celebrity clients' mansions in southern California (see for example Pickfair), designed one home within Mountain Lakes Estates, one of his few commissions outside California.[4]
^ ab"Florida's history through its places: Polk County". Division of Historical Resources, Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs.
^"Ridge scenic highway: Corridor management plan" (PDF). Tallahassee, Florida, p. 134: Environmental Management Office, Florida Department of Transportation. 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^. Boksanctuary.org. June 19, 2013. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
^Neff, Wallace (1989). Wallace Neff, 1895-1982: The Romance of Regional Architecture. San Marino, CA: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, ISBN0-87328-128-4, p. 128
^"National Register of Historical Places - FLORIDA (FL), Polk County". Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
mountain, lake, estates, historic, district, historic, district, designated, such, august, 1993, located, north, lake, wales, florida, formerly, scenic, highway, national, register, historic, placesu, historic, districtentrance, mountain, lake, estates, with, . The Mountain Lake Estates Historic District is a U S historic district designated as such on August 26 1993 located north of Lake Wales Florida off the FL 17 formerly US 27A Scenic Highway Mountain Lake Estates Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtentrance to Mountain Lake Estates with Bok Tower in distanceShow map of FloridaShow map of the United StatesLocationLake Wales FloridaCoordinates27 56 9 6 N 81 34 58 8 W 27 936000 N 81 583000 W 27 936000 81 583000Area896 acres 3 63 km2 Architectural styleMission Spanish Colonial Revival Style architecture Spanish Revival Colonial RevivalNRHP reference No 93000871Added to NRHPAugust 26 1993Mountain Lake Estates was first developed in the 1920s as an exclusive residential area created to attract the nation s business elite 1 The developers hired Frederick Law Olmsted Jr to design the community Such wealthy and widely known people as Edward W Bok long time editor of Ladies Home Journal and Pulitzer Prize winning author August Heckscher benefactor of the Heckscher Museum of Art and Irving T Bush of Bush Terminal Bush Tower and Bush House fame subsequently became early snowbirds and established winter homes in or near Mountain Lake Estates 2 The district contains 65 historic buildings including two previously listed on the National Register El Retiro Estate today renamed Pinewood and part of the landmark Bok Tower Gardens 3 and Mountain Lake Colony House 1 Noted architect Wallace Neff known for his celebrity clients mansions in southern California see for example Pickfair designed one home within Mountain Lakes Estates one of his few commissions outside California 4 Mission Revival Colonial Revival and other revival styles of architecture are most common 5 House lots within the historic district can be sizable as an example Irving T Bush s estate covered five acres about 2 hectares 6 References edit a b Florida s history through its places Polk County Division of Historical Resources Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs Ridge scenic highway Corridor management plan PDF Tallahassee Florida p 134 Environmental Management Office Florida Department of Transportation 2004 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint location link Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales FL A Piece of Florida History near Tampa and Orlando Boksanctuary org June 19 2013 Archived from the original on July 23 2008 Retrieved July 17 2013 Neff Wallace 1989 Wallace Neff 1895 1982 The Romance of Regional Architecture San Marino CA Henry E Huntington Library and Art Gallery ISBN 0 87328 128 4 p 128 National Register of Historical Places FLORIDA FL Polk County Nationalregisterofhistoricplaces com Retrieved July 17 2013 Florida auctions set Feb 10 1952 The New York Times pg 254External links editPolk County listings at National Register of Historic Places Polk County listings at Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs nbsp This article about a property in Polk County Florida on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mountain Lake Estates Historic District amp oldid 1169256625, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
