Fort Myers & Sanibel/Lee County Traveler's Guide 2008 - (Page 65) Botanical Research Gardens Traversing the estate, visitors are enveloped in an active botanical research garden, including a “jungle” of a 400-foot banyan tree. The Museum A mindboggling array of inventions parades along the walls in the museum. See movie cameras, gramophones and Edison’s side gigs: a Portland cement company and a children’s furniture factory! Edison Caretaker’s House This recently restored building (said to be the oldest structure in Fort Myers), houses a collection of antique garden ornaments and features revolving art shows. GUEST HOUSE oo s Ri aha ve tche r e C al Edison Dock Edison Home Edison Guest House Entrance Blv Tickets and Museum Store Estates Museum Parking Guest House The Edisons entertained the Fords, the Harvey Firestones, Presidents Hoover and Coolidge and local dignitaries such as Dr. Ella Piper, a prominent African-American businesswoman, in their guesthouse dining room. d. Mc Gre g Ford Home EDISON & FORD WINTER ESTATES or M cG re go We st Fir st St . vd Bl . r W W W. F O R T M Y E R S - S A N I B E L . C O M | PAGE 65 http://www.fortmyers-sanibel.com
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