Lake Wales Historic Residential District

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Lake Wales Historic Residential District
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Location Lake Wales, Florida
Coordinates 27°54′13″N81°35′3″W / 27.90361°N 81.58417°W / 27.90361; -81.58417
Area1,300 acres (5.3 km2)
NRHP reference No. 97000858 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1997

The Lake Wales Historic Residential District is a U.S. historic district (designated as such on August 8, 1997) located in Lake Wales, Florida. The district is bounded by the Seaboard Airline RR grade, CSX RR tracks, East Polk Avenue, South and North Lake Shore Boulevards. It contains 206 historic buildings.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.