Lakeside Inn (Mount Dora, Florida)

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Location Mount Dora, Florida
Coordinates 28°47′52″N81°38′42″W / 28.79778°N 81.64500°W / 28.79778; -81.64500 Coordinates: 28°47′52″N81°38′42″W / 28.79778°N 81.64500°W / 28.79778; -81.64500
NRHP reference No. 87000481
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1987

The Lakeside Inn is a historic site in Mount Dora, Florida. It is located at 100 North Alexander Street. On March 19, 1987, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was for sale in 2010, [1] and purchased by new owners, who planned to renovate it, later that year. [2] Built in 1883, Lakeside Inn is the oldest continuously operating hotel in the State of Florida. The last of the Grand Victorian Era Hotels still remaining in Central Florida it is said to be the most historic hotel there. Throughout its 130-year history, Lakeside Inn has hosted many noted dignitaries and celebrities, including President Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge, for a month-long stay in the winter of 1930. Lakeside Inn has also been distinguished as the number one venue in the Central Florida Lakes Region for wedding ceremonies and receptions

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References

  1. Facing tough times, Lakeside Inn is on the market, Orlando Sentinel, August 13, 2010
  2. Mount Dora's Lakeside Inn sold to Naples hotelier, Orlando Sentinel, December 3, 2010