Apopka in Orange County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Waite-Davis House

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, July 13, 2025

1. Waite-Davis House Marker

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Circa 1886

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 28° 40.665′ N, 81° 30.685′ W. Marker is in Apopka, Florida, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of South Central Avenue and East Orange Street, on the right when traveling north on South Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 S Central Ave, Apopka FL 32703, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando

and in Central Florida.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Apopka Schoolhouse (approx. 0.6 miles away); Armed Forces Memorial Apopka (approx. 0.6 miles away); Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit (approx. 0.6 miles away); Oldest Masonic Lodge Building in Continuous Use in Florida (approx. 0.7 miles away); Community of Piedmont (approx. 3.1 miles away); Lovell's Landing at Lake Apopka (approx. 3.7 miles away); Forest City (approx. 4.3 miles away); Farm Workers Enrich the Cultural History of Lake Apopka (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Apopka.

Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places.

The Waite-Davis House is significant under criterion A in the area of Exploration and Settlement for its association with the founding and early development of the City of Apopka in Orange County. The house is representative of the kind of residential construction that took place in the community in the last two decades of the nineteenth century and is one of only about a dozen pre-1900 residences still surviving in the city. The house is also significant under criterion
Photographed by Patrick Duggan, July 13, 2025

2. Additional Marker
B as having been the prime residence Frank H. Davis one of Apopka's early residents who played an important role in the early physical and economic development of the city. Davis served as mayor of Apopka from 1914 to 1916.

(Submitted on July 20, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California.)

Waite-Davis House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, July 13, 2025

3. Waite-Davis House

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, July 13, 2025

4. Waite-Davis House

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 20, 2025, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.