When you visit Edison & Ford Winter Estates, you enter a world unlike any you have ever seen. The furnishings and architecture of these gracious, rambling buildings are reminiscent of a bygone era; yet there are many innovations which we do not have in the most modern of homes.
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Edison & Ford Winter Estates (January 22, 2005) The winter home of Thomas A. Edison, beautifully situated along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, is one of the greatest historic treasures within Lee County.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (April 7, 2006) The winter home of Thomas A. Edison, beautifully situated along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, is one of the greatest historic treasures within Lee County.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (January 22, 2005) There is a HUGE banyan tree at the entrance of the property. It was a gift from Harvey Firestone in 1925. At that time, it was four feet tall and 2 inches wide. Today, it is the largest banyan tree in the United States, with the tree's aerial roots circumference at more than 400 feet.
Largest Banyan Tree in the United States - Edison & Ford Winter Estates (April 7, 2006) This banyan tree was a gift from Harvey Firestone in 1925. At that time, it was four feet tall and 2 inches wide. Today, it is the largest banyan tree in the United States, with the tree's aerial roots circumference at more than 400 feet.
Largest Banyan Tree in the United States - Edison & Ford Winter Estates (April 7, 2006) This banyan tree was a gift from Harvey Firestone in 1925. At that time, it was four feet tall and 2 inches wide. Today, it is the largest banyan tree in the United States, with the tree's aerial roots circumference at more than 400 feet.
Largest Banyan Tree in the United States - Edison & Ford Winter Estates (April 7, 2006) This banyan tree was a gift from Harvey Firestone in 1925. At that time, it was four feet tall and 2 inches wide. Today, it is the largest banyan tree in the United States, with the tree's aerial roots circumference at more than 400 feet.
Largest Banyan Tree in the United States - Edison & Ford Winter Estates (April 7, 2006) This banyan tree was a gift from Harvey Firestone in 1925. At that time, it was four feet tall and 2 inches wide. Today, it is the largest banyan tree in the United States, with the tree's aerial roots circumference at more than 400 feet.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (April 7, 2006)
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (January 22, 2005) Thomas Edison first visited Florida in 1885. He purchased property along the Caloosahatchee River and built a vacation home. The vernacular structure, completed in 1886 and dubbed "Seminole lodge" by the Edisons, served as a winter retreat and work place for the prolific inventor until his death in 1931.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (January 22, 2005)

The winter home of Thomas A. Edison, beautifully situated along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, is one of the greatest historic treasures within Lee County.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (January 22, 2005) The winter home of Thomas A. Edison, beautifully situated along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, is one of the greatest historic treasures within Lee County.
Edison & Ford Winter Estates (January 22, 2005)

The winter home of Thomas A. Edison, beautifully situated along the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, Florida, is one of the greatest historic treasures within Lee County.
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