Immokolee Explained
| Immokolee |
| Coordinates: | 27.4833°N -80.4111°W |
| Builder: | Tyler, Franklind |
| Architecture: | Mission/spanish Revival |
| Added: | July 29, 1994 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 93001450 |
Immokolee (also known as the Dorothy Binney Palmer House) is a historic home in Fort Pierce, Florida. It is located at 8431 Immokolee Road. On July 29, 1994, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
The name "Immokolee" derives from a Seminole dialect word meaning "our home"[1] or "my home place."[2]
The Mission Revival house was constructed in 1931 by local builder Franklind Tyler from a design provided by owner Dorothy Binney Palmer.[3] The house was restored after Palmer's death in 1985.[4]
Further reading
Whistled Like a Bird: The Untold Story of Dorothy Putnam, George Putnam, and Amelia Earhart, Sally Putnam Chapman (Warner Books, 1997)
Notes and References
- Web site: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Immokalee, Fla. . Jennifer Mascia . New York Times Blogs . June 15, 2011 . October 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180627233637/https://bittman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-immokalee-fla/ . June 27, 2018.
- Web site: Dorothy Binney Palmer . St. Lucie Historical Society . October 30, 2018.
- Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=93001450}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Immokolee ]. National Park Service. Sidney Johnston . June 1, 1994 . October 30, 2018. With
- News: Genz . Michelle . 1985-07-28 . Sturdy mansion with a touch of whimsy . https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99032332/sturdy-mansion-with-a-touch-of-whimsy/,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99032261/ . The Miami Herald . 2022-04-04.
