Kenilworth Lodge

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Kenilworth Lodge
Location1610 Lakeview Dr.Sebring, Florida
Coordinates 27°29′12″N81°26′25″W / 27.48667°N 81.44028°W / 27.48667; -81.44028 Coordinates: 27°29′12″N81°26′25″W / 27.48667°N 81.44028°W / 27.48667; -81.44028
Built1916
Built byB. A. Cope
Architect Bonfoey & Elliott
Architectural style Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No. 00000661 [1]
Added to NRHP15 June 2000

The Kenilworth Lodge was an historic resort hotel located at 1610 Lakeview Drive in Sebring, Florida. Built in 1916 for George E. Sebring, the developer of the town of Sebring, it was continuously in use as a hotel until it was closed in 2016 for fire code violations. [2] It was designed by Bonfoey & Elliott of Tampa, Florida in the Mediterranean Revival style of architecture. [3] It was built by contractor B. A. Cope.

On June 15, 2000, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clerk, ROBERT MILLER News. "A faded star". Mid Florida Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. American Contractor 28 Oct. 1916: 17.
  4. "Kenilworth Lodge - historic place ceremony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-01.