Fort Myers in Lee County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Edison Family Home Seminole Lodge
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 10, 2015
1. Edison Family Home Seminole Lodge Marker
By the fall of 1885 designs were completed and materials for construction and painting of the houses and laboratory were purchased. Furnishings, linens, books, and fishing gear were selected. All materials were sent down from northern cities by several steamships, unloaded and assembled on site.
On February 24, 1886, Thomas and Mina Miller were married. Soon after, the couple traveled down to stay at Seminole Lodge. The Florida paradise continued to draw Thomas, Mina, their children, extended family, friends, and business associates for the following 61 years.
The house is a dream though and we are living in fairyland, wrote Mina Edison to her mother, February 15, 1910. In Seminole Lodge the Edison family found a retreat from the cold of the northern winter, as well as from the busy work and social demands of New Jersey. However, Edison continued his research on various projects in Fort Myers.
Grateful to the local citizens, Mina deeded the property and the homes to the City of Fort Myers in 1947 for $1. Seminole Lodge has been open for the public to visit and enjoy since November 1947.
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Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 26° 38.067′ N, 81° 52.804′ W. Marker was in Fort Myers, Florida, in Lee County. It could be reached from McGregor Boulevard (State Road 867) south of Larchmont Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is inside the Edison Estate. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers FL 33901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It was also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location: Clara Fords Michigan Rose Garden (here, next to this marker); Henry Ford (here, next to this marker); Henry Ford's Florida Estate (here, next to this marker); Edison Caretaker's Yard (here, next to this marker); Fire Control in Edisons Time... and Today (here, next to this marker); Edison Pier (here, next to this marker); Why, this will be the finest thing that ever happened to lovely Fort Myers. (here, next to this marker); Edison Caretakers House (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Myers.
Other markers no longer nearby. Motor Generator (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed); Edisons Water Systems
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 10, 2015
2. Mina and Thomas Edison in front of their home. (Circa 1920)
More about this marker. This marker has been removed and replaced with a marker on the same topic.
Also see . . . Edison & Ford Winter Estates. (Submitted on October 23, 2015.)
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 10, 2015
3. Edison Family Home Seminole Lodge Marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 10, 2015
4. The fully restored Seminole Lodge in 2007
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,350 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on August 14, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 23, 2015, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
