Mount Dora in Lake County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Warren C. Butts House

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 30, 2025

1. Warren C. Butts House Marker

Inscription. This brick house (on the left) was built by Warren C. Butts as an advertisement for his brick and cement business. The original home, with an addition and modifications, is still visible both inside and outside. Mr. Butts also built an unusual house (on the right), known as "the windmill house" or the "tower house." It was a unique, three story house with a windmill on the fourth floor with a well underneath the first floor. This house was demolished in the 1930s.

Erected 2025 by Mount Dora Historical Society East.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list.

Location. 28° 47.951′ N, 81° 38.687′ W. Marker is in Mount Dora, Florida, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of North Donnelly Street and West 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Donnelly Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 331 N Donnelly St, Mount Dora FL 32757, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Texaco Gas & Greyhound Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Variety Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Dora The Beginning Years (within shouting distance of this marker); Donnelly Street Through The Years

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Stowe-True Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Dora Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Rephbaum Hardware (within shouting distance of this marker); Sears, Roebuck & Co. “Kit Home” (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Dora.

Also see . . .
1. Mount Dora History: The story of a Downtown Jewel. (Submitted on November 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Warren Butts House on SW corner of 4th & Donnelly. (Submitted on November 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 30, 2025

2. Warren C. Butts House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 68 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 5, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on November 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.