Meadow Marsh, which has also been known as the Luther F. Tilden House and as the Luther W. Tilden House, is a historic home in Winter Garden, Florida, United States that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is located at 940 Tildenville School Road. The neighborhood it is located in is known as Tildenville, an unincorporated village.

Luther F. Tilden House
Meadow Marsh is located in Florida
Meadow Marsh
Meadow Marsh is located in the United States
Meadow Marsh
LocationWinter Garden, Florida
Coordinates28°33′28″N 81°36′37″W / 28.55778°N 81.61028°W / 28.55778; -81.61028
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1878[1][2]
ArchitectF.H. Trimble[1]
Architectural styleClassical Revival[1]
NRHP reference No.96001337[1][2]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1996

The house is a Classical Revival style house that was a work of Frederick H. Trimble. Trimble is also credited with design of NRHP-listed Fellsmere Public School in Fellsmere, Florida and the NRHP-listed Vero Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida.[2]

It was listed on the NRHP as Luther F. Tilden House in 1996. The listing included four contributing buildings on 12 acres (4.9 ha).[2]

According to a historic site webpage, it was built by Luther Willis Tilden, the son of Luther Fuller Tilden.[3]

Luther Tilden was a pioneer in citrus cultivation in Florida.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Orange County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-06-18.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Green Mountain Scenic Byway: Historic sites". Archived from the original on 2012-12-28.
  4. ^ Jeff Kunerth (June 2, 1985). "Victorian Antidote in Central Florida". Orlando Sentinel.