Punta Gorda Residential District
Punta Gorda Residential District is located in Florida
Punta Gorda Residential District
Punta Gorda Residential District is located in the United States
Punta Gorda Residential District
LocationCharlotte County, Florida, USA
Nearest cityPunta Gorda, Florida
Coordinates26°55′53″N 82°3′12″W / 26.93139°N 82.05333°W / 26.93139; -82.05333
Area500 acres (2.0 km2)
MPSPunta Gorda MPS
NRHP reference No.90002103[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1991
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The Punta Gorda Residential District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on January 7, 1991) located in Punta Gorda, Florida.[1] The district is bounded by West Retta Esplanade, Berry Street, West Virginia Avenue and Taylor Street.[2]

History

Twenty-two city blocks are included in the National Register District, which extends west from the city's commercial core and contains 125 mostly residential structures. The noteworthy era for the district was 1884 to 1930 with both wood-frame vernacular buildings and American Queen Anne style architecture, built during the mid-1880s through the late 1910s. Several structures are examples of the Florida land boom of the 1920s.[2][3]

Hurricane Charley

Hurricane Charley wreaked havoc on houses that had survived storms for a century.[4][5][6] The area has since been rebuilt.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bubil, Harold (May 3, 2013). "Market snapshot: Historic district, Punta Gorda". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Historic Districts". City of Punta Gorda, FL. Retrieved January 2, 2017. City of Punta Gorda maintains three historic districts
  4. ↑ "Hurricane Charley leaves once scenic Punta Gorda in ruins". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Associated Press. August 15, 2004. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Connolly, Ceci (August 16, 2004). "President Vows Rapid Relief in Fla". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 2, 2017. As his motorcade made the 12-mile drive into the downtown historic district, Bush was greeted by a city in tatters -- and residents with nerves just as frayed.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Brett (August 16, 2004). "HURRICANE CHARLEY; The Damage in a Historic Neighborhood". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2017. Some flattened houses had neighbors that sustained no damage at all.
  7. ↑ Bubil, Harold (August 7, 2014). "Hurricane Charley a catalyst for rebuilding Punta Gorda". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2017.


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